Economic Evaluation of Family-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents: what do we know?:

Global & Regional Health Technology Assessment

Dr. SandyTubeuf¹ 

关键词: Adolescents;    Children;    Economic evaluation;    Family;    Family therapy;   

DOI  :  10.5301/grhta.5000272

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

PurposeThis paper provides a review of the evidence regarding the economic evaluation of family therapy and family-based therapies when delivered to children and adolescents.MethodsEight databases were searched for published studies and grey literature. We included studies where both costs and effectiveness were evaluated. Due to the substantial differences in interventions, setting, disease area, and sample, we conducted a narrative summary.ResultsSixteen studies were included in the review. Most studies undertook a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA; n = 14) and among those, 1 study additionally carried out a cost-utility analysis. Four studies evaluated the cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of family based intervention, two studies only carried out a CBA while the 2 other studies included both CBA and CEA. The review showed the broad types of family-based interventions and the range of psychological disorders and addictions for which they can be used. Family-based interventions focusing on children and adolesc...

【 授权许可】

CC BY