Cost-effectiveness of internet-supported cognitive behavioral therapy for university students with anxiety symptoms: A Markov-model analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 5; p. e0268061
• Main Authors: You, Joyce H. S., Luk, Scotty W. C., Chow, Dilys Y. W., Jiang, Xinchan, Mak, Arthur D. P., Mak, Winnie W. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.05.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Age; Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Behavior modification; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Cognitive ability; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Cognitive therapy; College students; Complications and side effects; Computer and Information Sciences; Cost analysis; Cost benefit analysis; Diagnosis; Evaluation; Generalized anxiety disorder; Health surveys; Internet; Intervention; Markov chains; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental disorders; Mental health; Modelling; Mortality; Patient outcomes; People and places; Psychological aspects; Remission (Medicine); Sensitivity analysis; Social Sciences; Statistical analysis; Students; Systematic review; University students; China; Hong Kong China; United States > US

High prevalence of anxiety symptoms has been reported globally in the university students. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the recognized treatment for anxiety and is traditionally conducted face-to-face (f-CBT). The efficacy of internet-based CBT (i-CBT) for anxiety has been extensively studi...