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ERIC Number: EJ1480987
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
Available Date: 2024-06-04
Sleeping Sound Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Cost-Effectiveness of a Brief Behavioural Sleep Intervention in Primary School-Aged Autistic Children
Lidia Engel1; Oxana Chiotelis2; Nicole Papadopoulos3,4; Harriet Hiscock5,6; Patricia Howlin7; Jane McGillivray8; Susannah T. Bellows8; Nicole Rinehart3; Cathrine Mihalopoulos1,2
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v55 n9 p3028-3039 2025
Disordered sleep is common in autistic children. This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a brief behavioural sleep intervention, the 'Sleeping Sound intervention', in primary school-aged autistic children in Australia. A cost-effectiveness analysis was undertaken alongside a randomised controlled trial over a 6-month follow-up period from both a societal and healthcare sector perspective. Resources used by participants were collected from a resource-use questionnaire and administrative data; intervention costs were determined from study records. Mean costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) were compared between the intervention and treatment as usual (TAU) groups. Uncertainty analysis using bootstrapping and sensitivity analyses were conducted. The sample included 245 children, with 123 participants randomised to the intervention group and 122 to TAU. The mean total costs were higher for the "Sleeping Sound" intervention with a mean difference of A$745 (95% CI 248; 1242; p = 0.003) from a healthcare sector perspective and A$1310 (95% CI 584; 2035, p < 0.001) from a societal perspective. However, the intervention also resulted in greater QALYs compared with TAU, with a mean difference of 0.038 (95% CI 0.004; 0.072; p = 0.028). The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was A$24,419/QALY (95% CI 23,135; 25,703) from a healthcare sector perspective and A$41,922/QALY (95% CI 39,915; 43,928) from a societal perspective; with a probability of being cost-effective of 93.8% and 74.7%, respectively. Findings remained robust in the sensitivity analyses. The "Sleeping Sound" intervention offers a cost-effective approach in improving sleep in primary school-aged autistic children.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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Author Affiliations: 1Monash University, Monash University Health Economics Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Australia; 2Deakin University, Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Geelong, Australia; 3Monash University, Krongold Clinic, Faculty of Education, Notting Hill, Australia; 4Monash University, School of Educational Psychology & Counselling, Melbourne, Australia; 5Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Australia; 6University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Parkville, Australia; 7King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; 8Deakin University, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Geelong, Australia