A Systematic Review of Economic Evidence on Community Hypertension Interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Effective community-based interventions are available to control hypertension. It is important to determine the economics of these interventions.

Evidence acquisition

Peer-reviewed studies from January 1995 through December 2015 were screened. Interventions were categorized into educational interventions, self-monitoring interventions, and screening interventions. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were summarized by types of interventions. The review was conducted in 2016.

Evidence synthesis

Thirty-four articles were included in the review (16 from the U.S., 18 from other countries), including 25 on educational interventions, three on self-monitoring interventions, and six on screening interventions. In the U.S., five (31.3%) studies on educational interve

SUBMITTER: Zhang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5819001 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature