Economic Evaluation of Interventions in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's disease (PD) management comprises of drug treatments, surgery, and physical activity/occupational therapies to relieve PD's symptoms. The aim of this study is twofold; first, to appraise recent economic evaluation studies on PD management in order to update the existing knowledge; and second, to facilitate decision making on PD management by assessing the cost-effectiveness of all types of PD interventions.

Methods

A systematic search for studies published between 2010 and 2018 was conducted. The inclusion and exclusion of the articles were based on criteria relevant to population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, and study design (PICO). The reporting quality of the articles was assessed according to Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reportin

SUBMITTER: Afentou N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6476603 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature