Health Economic Evaluations of Digital Health Interventions for Secondary Prevention in Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the first 5 years after their stroke, about a quarter of patients will suffer from a recurrent stroke. Digital health interventions facilitating interactions between a caregiver and a patient from a distance are a promising approach to improve patient adherence to lifestyle changes proposed by secondary prevention guidelines. Many of these interventions are not implemented in daily practice, even though efficacy has been shown. One of the reasons can be the lack of clear economic incentives for implementation. We propose to map all health economic evidence regarding digital health interventions for secondary stroke prevention.

Summary

We performed a systematic search according to PRISMA-P guidelines and searched on PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and National

SUBMITTER: Valenzuela Espinoza A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489060 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature