Cost-effectiveness of fall prevention programs based on home visits in seniors aged over 65 years – a systematic review
Corrieri, S.; Heider, D.; Riedel-Heller, S.; Matschinger, H.; König, H. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2011 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Einleitung/Hintergrund: Preventive home visits are considered a promising intervention to improve health and independent functioning of the elderly whilst reducing health care costs. This systematic review focuses on the cost-effectiveness of preventive home visits, analyzing randomized controlled trials evaluating ICERs with various denominators (QALYs, falls prevented, self-rated health, active life years and successful treatments). Daten und Methoden: Based on an online search (PubMed) and associated grey literature, eight studies providing information on cost-effectiveness of home visits in 65+ patients usin…