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Table 4 Incremental costs and depression-free days.

From: Cost-effectiveness of collaborative care for the treatment of major depressive disorder in primary care. A systematic review

Study

Incremental DFDs for CC vs. CAU

Incremental costs for CC vs. CAU in US$

Costs measurement

Von Korff et al[23]

None reported

3741

Intervention costs, primary care costs (average direct and overhead costs to the health maintenance organization)

Simon et al[24]

47.4

1640

Total health services costs (anti-depressants, outpatient specialty services, inpatient services, intervention costs)

Simon et al[25]

16.8

296

Health services costs (outpatient costs, inpatient costs mental health specialty costs, medications, visits CC psychiatrist)

Schoenbaum et al[26]

None reported

485

Intervention costs, healthcare costs (emergency department visits, medical and mental health visits, and psychotropic medications used)

Liu et al[27]

14.6

1157

Total health services costs (antidepressants, primary care visits, mental health specialty care, intervention program costs)

Araya et al[28]

50

36.4

Total health services costs (Medical consultation costs, medication use, use of health services, intervention costs)

Katon et al[29]

107 (2 years follow-up)

921 (two years follow-up)

Total health services costs (anti-depressants, intervention costs, outpatient specialty mental health care costs)

Simon et al[30]

20

26

Total outpatient costs (outpatient depression treatment costs and outpatient non-depression treatment costs)

  1. DFD = depression-free day; CC = collaborative care; CAU = care as usual.