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Cost-effectiveness of online positive psychology: Randomized controlled trial.
- Source :
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Journal of Positive Psychology . Sep2014, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p460-471. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- As yet, no evidence is available about the cost-effectiveness of positive psychological interventions. When offered via the Internet, these interventions may be particularly cost-effective, because they are highly scalable and do not rely on scant resources such as therapists’ time. Alongside a randomized controlled trial of an online positive psychological intervention, a health-economic evaluation was conducted. Mild to moderately depressed adults seeking self-help and recruited in the general population were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n?=?143) and a waitlisted usual care group (n?=?141). Improved clinical outcomes were achieved in the intervention group (at least for depression) at higher costs. When outliers (the top 2.5%,n?=?5 in intervention group,n?=?2 in control group) were removed, cost-effectiveness was increased considerably. For positive psychology, economic evaluations may be a means to nudge policy decision-makers towards placing positive psychological interventions on the health agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17439760
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Positive Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 96654034
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2014.910829