Cost-effectiveness of providing university students with a mindfulness-based intervention to reduce psychological distress: economic evaluation of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
Adam P Wagner, Julieta Galante, Géraldine Dufour, Garry Barton, Jan Stochl, Maris Vainre, Peter B Jones
BMJ Open November 23, 2023 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071724 via PubMed Central
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractProviding university students with a mindfulness-based intervention to reduce psychological distress is not cost-effective compared with usual support, according to an economic evaluation of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. The intervention was more costly and produced no significant improvement in quality-adjusted life years or psychological distress outcomes, suggesting it does not represent good value for money.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Economic evaluation of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial Randomized Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | University students |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based intervention |
| Duration | Two years |
| Citations | 7 |
| Key finding | The mindfulness-based intervention was not cost-effective compared with usual support for reducing psychological distress among university students. |
Abstract
Cost-effectiveness of providing university students with a mindfulness-based intervention to reduce psychological distress: economic evaluation of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.