The Cost-Effectiveness of Homecare Services for Adults and Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: This study provides an overview of the literature on the cost-effectiveness of homecare services compared to in-hospital care for adults and older adults. A systematic review was performed using Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and CENTRAL databases from inception to April 2022. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (i) (older) adults; (ii) homecare as an intervention; (iii) hospital care as a comparison; (iv) a full economic evaluation examining both costs and consequences; and (v) economic evaluations arising from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Two independent reviewers selected the studies, extracted data and assessed study quality. Of the 14 studies identified, homecare, when compared to hospital care, was cost-saving in seven studies, cost-effective in two and m

SUBMITTER: Curioni C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9960182 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature