Intensive home treatment in comparison with care as usual: Cost-utility analysis from a pre-randomized controlled trial in the netherlands

Introduction The implementation of Intensive Home Treatment (IHT) aims to decrease the pressure on acute inpatient services that could lead to prevent hospitalization and reduce the number of hospitalization days and, ultimately, reduce cost in the mental health services. Although there are studies assessing the effectiveness of IHT, there is a shortage of research studying the cost-effectiveness. Objectives The aim of this study is to present an cost-utility analysis of IHT compared to care as usual (CAU) Methods Patients between 18 and 65 years of age whose mental health professionals consid... Mehr ...