From: Are multidisciplinary teams in secondary care cost-effective? A systematic review of the literature
Characteristics | Number of studies |
---|---|
Study country | |
USA | 8 |
The Netherlands | 2 |
Japan | 2 |
Ireland | 1 |
Italy | 1 |
Sweden | 1 |
Study design | |
RCT | 11 |
Cohort | 2 |
Before and After | 2 |
Type of economic evaluation | |
Cost-consequences analysis | 12 |
Cost-utility analysis | 2 |
Cost-benefit analysis | 1 |
Disease type | |
Geriatrics | 4 |
Cancer | 2 |
Heart failure | 2 |
Terminal/critical illness | 2 |
Various | 2 |
Mental health | 1 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 |
Stroke | 1 |
Study perspective | |
Health care payer | 12 |
Societal | 3 |
Care setting* | |
Inpatient | 8 |
Outpatient | 8 |
Type of decisions | |
Treatment/care plan | 11 |
Diagnosis and treatment/care plan | 4 |