Mapping the costs and socioeconomic characteristics involved in traumatic brain injuries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the articles in the existing literature that analyse healthcare costs according to the socioeconomic position (pre- or post-injury) for traumatic brain injury survivors. Secondary aims were to describe the types of costs and socioeconomic characteristics and to determine whether socioeconomic characteristics affect the risk of traumatic brain injury or whether the consequences of trauma alter living conditions post-injury.

Methods

This scoping review followed the methods proposed by Arksey and O'Malley. The literature search was performed in 5 databases.

Results

Twenty-two articles were included, published between 1988 and 2023. Only 2 articles (9%) followed the guidelines for economic evaluation of healthcare programmes and 2 articles (9%) evalu

SUBMITTER: Crozes F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11318505 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature