Health economic evaluations of preventative care for perinatal anxiety and associated disorders: a rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Perinatal mental health problems affect one in five women and cost the UK £8.1 billion for every year of births, with 72% of this cost due to the long-term impact on the child. We conducted a rapid review of health economic evaluations of preventative care for perinatal anxiety and associated disorders.

Design

This study adopted a rapid review approach, using principles of the standard systematic review process to generate quality evidence. This methodology features a systematic database search, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses diagram, screening of evidence, data extraction, critical appraisal and narrative synthesis.

Data sources

PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, Applied S

SUBMITTER: Pisavadia K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900391 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature