The cost-effectiveness of changes to the care pathway used to identify depression and provide treatment amongst people with diabetes in England: a model-based economic evaluation

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank our clinical advisors who gave up their time to provide invaluable expertise and knowledge at key stages of the project.

• Jackie Elliott (senior clinical lecturer in diabetes, University of Sheffield)

• David Gable (consultant diabetologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)

• Deborah Gamsu (clinical psychologist in diabetes care, Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust)

• Richard Holt (Professor in Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Southampton)

• Kamlesh Khunti (Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, University of Leicester)

• Caroline Mitchell (senior clinical lecturer, University of Sheffield)

• Malcolm Peet (consultant psychiatrist, honorary professor, ScHARR Mental Health Group)

• Tom Ricketts (nurse consultant in psychotherapy research, Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust)

• Geraldine Strathdee (consultant psychiatrist and associate medical director, Oxleas Foundation Trust and Mental Health NHS)

• Nic Wilkinson (clinical psychologist, Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust)

• Emily Wood (mental health nurse, ScHARR Mental Health Group)

We would like to thank the service users who gave-up their time to talk to us about their experiences of having diabetes with comorbid depression.

We would like to thank Naomi Holman, Hazel Squires, Penny Watson, Mike Gillett, Alan Brennan, Simon Walker, Moira Leahy and Simon Bennett for their contributions to this work.

Funding

This research was funded by the UK Department of Health Policy Research Programme through its Policy Research Unit in Economic Evaluation of Health Care Interventions (EEPRU). The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Department. The funders of this study had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation or writing of the report.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets generated during the study are the model inputs and results as reported in the main body of the manuscript and the additional files.

Authors’ contributions

LP designed the search strategies, JL lead on the literature reviews, BK lead on the economic modelling and first draft of the manuscript. RR, JEB, SP and RA contributed to the modelling. All authors critically revised the manuscript, give final approval of the version to be published and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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