Cost effectiveness of Mindfulness for depression and anxiety

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25460629
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: Sado Mitsuhiro 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 講師 (10317266)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: マインドフルネス / 認知療法 / 不安障害 / 費用対効果

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT). MBCT has appeared to be effective for the improvement on anxiety symptoms compared to the controlled group (STAI-state mean difference: -10.1). With respect to cost effectiveness, the point estimate of incremental cost effectiveness ratio ranged between JPY 18,571,429/QALY and JPY 37,142,857/QALY. Evaluation on long-term effect is needed in future research.

Free Research Field

精神医学