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- Title
Economic Evaluation in Neurological Physiotherapy: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
García-Álvarez, David; Sempere-Rubio, Núria; Faubel, Raquel; Ortiz, Tomás
- Abstract
This systematic review was carried out to compile and assess original studies that included economic evaluations of neurological physiotherapy interventions. A thorough search of PubMED, Cochrane and Embase was developed using keywords such as health economics, neurological physiotherapy and cost analysis, and studies published during the last six-year term were selected. A total of 3124 studies were analyzed, and 43 were eligible for inclusion. Among the studies analyzed, 48.8% were interventions for stroke patients, and 13.9% were focused on Parkinson's disease. In terms of the countries involved, 46.5% of the studies included were developed in the UK, and 13.9% were from the USA. The economic analysis most frequently used was cost-utility, implemented in 22 of the studies. A cost-effectiveness analysis was also developed in nine of those studies. The distribution of studies including an economic evaluation in this discipline showed a clear geographic dominance in terms of the pathology. A clear upward trend was noted in the economic evaluation of interventions developed in neurological physiotherapy. However, these studies should be promoted for their use in evidence-based clinical practice and decision-making.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; PHYSICAL therapy; PARKINSON'S disease; COST analysis
- Publication
Brain Sciences (2076-3425), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 2, p265
- ISSN
2076-3425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/brainsci11020265