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Health economic evaluation of an electronic mindfulness-based intervention (eMBI) to improve maternal mental health during pregnancy – a randomized controlled trial (RCT)

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  • Lena Hasemann

    (Bielefeld University)

  • Svenja Elkenkamp

    (Bielefeld University)

  • Mitho Müller

    (Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich)

  • Armin Bauer

    (Tuebingen University)

  • Stephanie Wallwiener

    (Heidelberg University)

  • Wolfgang Greiner

    (Bielefeld University)

Abstract

Background Anxiety and depression are the most prevalent psychiatric diseases in the peripartum period. They can lead to relevant health consequences for mother and child as well as increased health care resource utilization (HCRU) and related costs. Due to the promising results of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) and digital health applications in mental health, an electronic MBI on maternal mental health during pregnancy was implemented and assessed in terms of transferability to standard care in Germany. The present study focused the health economic outcomes of the randomized controlled trial (RCT). Methods The analysis, adopting a payer’s and a societal perspective, included women of increased emotional distress at

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  • Lena Hasemann & Svenja Elkenkamp & Mitho Müller & Armin Bauer & Stephanie Wallwiener & Wolfgang Greiner, 2024. "Health economic evaluation of an electronic mindfulness-based intervention (eMBI) to improve maternal mental health during pregnancy – a randomized controlled trial (RCT)," Health Economics Review, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:hecrev:v:14:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1186_s13561-024-00537-z
    DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00537-z
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