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Patients answered questionnaires on the health care resources used and related costs, as well as the EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level questionnaire at baseline and at 6, 12, and 26 weeks. Total health care costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were calculated. A cost-utility analysis comparing both groups was conducted using an intention-to-treat approach with multiple imputation to handle missing data. Nonparametric bootstrapping with 1000 resamples was performed. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was subsequently calculated. Sensitivity analyses were performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>RESULTS: Compared to the single-session group, the multiple-session group incurred a significantly higher total health care costs of CA$368 (95% confidence interval [CI], $327 to $412) and achieved an additional 0.013 QALY (95% CI, 0.009 to 0.018). The ICER for the multiple-session approach was CA$29 787 per QALY gained compared to the single-session approach. 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