Economic evaluation of healthcare-associated infection prevention and control in long-term care: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT: Given the high risk of contracting a healthcare-associated infection in long-term care facilities, infection prevention and control are essential for the quality of care and safety of residents and staff. To develop more effective infection prevention and control interventions in long-term care facilities, it is important to assess the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of existing interventions. There are only a few reviews on this subject, but these are not recent and most do not perform an economic evaluation. Moreover, none uses a discounting approach which limits inter-study comparison. To address these gaps, we will conduct a systematic review of economic evaluations related to healthcare-associated infection prevention and control in long-term care facilities using a discounting ap

SUBMITTER: Tchouaket EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9719189 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature