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dc.contributor.authorTurkstra, Erika
dc.contributor.authorMihala, Gabor
dc.contributor.authorScuffham, Paul A
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, Debra K
dc.contributor.authorGamble, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorToohill, Jocelyn
dc.contributor.authorFenwick, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-20T03:06:06Z
dc.date.available2017-06-20T03:06:06Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1877-5756
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.srhc.2016.08.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/340422
dc.description.abstractObjective: The rate of caesarean section continues to increase, and there is evidence that childbirth fear is a contributing factor. Insufficient evidence is available on the impact of reducing childbirth fear on health-related quality of life and health service use. We undertook an economic evaluation of a psychoeducation counselling intervention offered by midwives to address women’s fear of childbirth in Australia. Methods: Pregnant women (n = 339) with high childbirth fear were randomised to a midwife-led psychoeducation intervention for childbirth fear or to usual care. This paper presents the economic evaluation of the intervention based on health-related quality of life and health service use from recruitment to six weeks postpartum (n = 184). Results: The changes in health-related quality of life after birth (EQ-5D-3L: 0.016 vs. 0.010, p = 0.833, for usual care and intervention) and total health care use cost (AUS$10,110 vs. AUS$9980, p = 0.819) were similar between groups. The intervention did not increase costs; however, in a post hoc analysis, the interventions might be cost-effective for those women with very high childbirth fear. Conclusion: This brief psycho-education intervention by midwives did not improve the health-related quality of life of women, and had no impact on overall cost.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSexual & Reproductive Healthcare
dc.relation.ispartofvolume11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReproductive medicine not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReproductive medicine
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321599
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3215
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.titleAn economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial on psycho-education counselling intervention offered by midwives to address women's fear of childbirth in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGamble, Jenny A.
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.
gro.griffith.authorScuffham, Paul A.


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