142
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Economic evaluation of stroke treatment in Italy: systematic literature review

ORCID Icon
Pages 365-374 | Received 07 Feb 2018, Accepted 09 Nov 2018, Published online: 02 Dec 2018
 

ABSTRACT

Background: Stroke is one of the most significant social and health issues at the global level. In industrialized countries, stroke is the main cause of disability, the second cause of dementia and the third cause of death after cardiovascular diseases and cancer, accounting for 10–12% of all deaths. The incidence of stroke increases progressively with age: 75% of cerebrovascular events affect people over 65 years old (with a predominance in males).

Objective: The aim of this paper was to review the literature on economic evaluation of stroke treatment from 2007 to 2016. The research question is: ‘What is the economic evaluation more used?’

Methods: The systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA methodology. We systematically reviewed studies published since 2007. The databases used were PubMed and Scopus.

Results: A total of 16 studies met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 4 are in Italian and 12 are in English. Twelve articles were published between 2009–2014, two in 2007, one in 2015 and one in 2016. Eleven articles performed cost analyses and economic assessments referring only to an Italian context while the other articles considered both an Italian and international context. Thanks to the identification of the most used economic technique it is possible to establish the treatment to be privileged in the management of the stroke, both at a preventive and rehabilitative level.

Conclusions: The type of analysis mainly used was the Cost-effectiveness analysis as a demonstration of the importance given to the incremental costs arising from health technologies introduced to contain the debilitating effects of strokes.

Quantifiable savings could be created by reducing the number of beds needed to assist in the case of stroke events. and, as a result of minor disability and dependence, in terms of reduction of rehabilitative, assistance and social expenditures in the long term.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Notes on contributor

Patrizia Belfiore is researcher in management. The main research topics are health and sport management.

Log in via your institution

Log in to Taylor & Francis Online

PDF download + Online access

  • 48 hours access to article PDF & online version
  • Article PDF can be downloaded
  • Article PDF can be printed
USD 65.00 Add to cart

Issue Purchase

  • 30 days online access to complete issue
  • Article PDFs can be downloaded
  • Article PDFs can be printed
USD 217.00 Add to cart

* Local tax will be added as applicable

Related Research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.