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Norma B Bulamu1, Billingsley Kaambwa2, Julie Ratcliffe3
1Health Economics Unit, Flinders Health Care and Workforce Innovations, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia. norma.bulamu@flinders.edu.au.
BMC Health Services Research
|December 15, 2018
Summary
Economic evaluations in community aged care are scarce. Cost utility analysis and inclusion of informal care are vital for comparing interventions and understanding resource use in aged care services.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Health Economics
- Public Health
Background:
- Systematic review of economic evaluations in community aged care (2000-2016).
- Focus on interventions for older adults (65+) requiring care.
- Examines alternatives to residential care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review and synthesize economic evaluations in community aged care.
- To identify trends and methodological rigor in the field.
- To inform future economic evaluations in aged care.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive search of multiple online databases (PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, Informit).
- Inclusion criteria: full economic evaluations, population aged 65+, community-dwelling, care models/service delivery interventions, English language (2000-2016).
- Critical appraisal of identified studies.
Main Results:
- Eleven studies met inclusion criteria, primarily from Europe.
- Methodological rigor was noted in the appraised economic evaluations.
- Identified a limited number of economic evaluations in this sector.
Conclusions:
- Significant paucity of economic evaluation studies in community aged care.
- Cost utility analysis is crucial for standardized outcome measurement and intervention comparison.
- Recommends incorporating multi-attribute utility measures for quality of life and informal care costs/outcomes.
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