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Cost effectiveness of dietary interventions for individuals with mental disorders: A scoping review of experimental studies
This 2021 review examined studies looking at the cost effectiveness of dietary interventions in people with mental disorders. Firstly, the reviewers searched five different databases for cost-analysis studies that implemented interventions to enhance dietary consumption in people with mental disorders. A total of 13 articles reporting on 8 studies were included in this review. Seven of these studies were in community settings, while the other study was set in community housing. Both male and female adults took part in 7 out of the 8 studies, while one study only recruited female subjects. There were people defined to have serious or severe mental disorders in 3 of the studies, while others included patients with major depression, schizophrenia, bulimia nervosa, schizoaffective disorder or first episode psychosis. The interventions also varied in that some (5) interventions took multiple behaviors into account, while others implemented diet-only interventions or used eating disorders treatments. The intervention was said to show cost-effectiveness in 25% of the studies (2). But in the other 4 studies, there was a mix of positive and neutral results. In conclusion, there was limited evidence evaluating the cost effectiveness of dietary interventions in people with mental disorders. [NPID: cost effectiveness, dietary interventions, depression, schizophrenia, bulimia, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis]
Year: 2021
