Economic costs of health and social care for a child with a life-limiting condition in their last year of life: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To systematically review and descriptively synthesise the costs associated with any health and/or social care services provided to children with a life-limiting condition, in their last year of life.

Methods

Systematic review using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL Cochrane Library, CINAHL and other specialist databases to identify articles published between 2004 and 2024. Duplicates were removed and two authors screened the articles and abstracts independently. Full-text articles were assessed for eligibility, with quality assessment conducted using the Drummond checklist. The findings were exported into tables and summarised narratively. Costs from each study were calculated per person per month and inflated to 2024 US dollars.

Results

20 records were eligible for final

SUBMITTER: Prendergast L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273097 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature