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Hallie M Espel-Huynh1, Shih-Yin Chen, Anna Ialynytchev
1From the Lyra Health, Burlingame, California (H.M.E.-H., S.-Y.C., A.I., L.W., A.V., C.E.C., A.L., J.L.L.); and Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona (R.E.W.).
Objective:
The aim of the study was to examine changes in work impairment and associated cost savings among employees receiving psychotherapy through an employer-sponsored benefit.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis evaluated changes in work impairment and lost productive time among N = 5450 adults receiving psychotherapy. Per employee per year (PEPY) cost savings due to gains in productive time were estimated using a range of salary benchmarks.
Results:
Employees experienced significant reductions in work impairment ( b = -2.88, 95% confidence interval [-3.01, -2.75]) and lost productive time ( b = -4.00, 95% confidence interval [-4.25, -3.74]). Based on the median US salary, improvements corresponded to an average cost savings of $4806 PEPY. Cost savings increased with increasing baseline work impairment severity (very severe: $20,882 PEPY at the median US salary).
Conclusions:
Employees receiving evidence-based psychotherapy experience meaningful reductions in work impairment, which are associated with employer cost savings due to productive time gains.
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