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

Lena Hasemann (), Svenja Elkenkamp, Mitho Müller, Armin Bauer, Stephanie Wallwiener and Wolfgang Greiner
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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

Health Economics Review, 2024, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: 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

Keywords: Pregnancy; Mental health; Depression; Anxiety; Electronic mindfulness-based intervention (eMBI); Health care resource utilization; Health care costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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