KMID : 0614820030090010113
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2003 Volume.9 No. 1 p.113 ~ p.128
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A Review of Cost Analysis in the Nursing Literature
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Lim Ji-Young
Park Eun-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study is to review cost analysis methodological issues in the nursing literature.
Method: The subjects of this study were articles published in Korean from 1961 to August, 2002. They were seearched by key words ¢¥cost¢¥ and ¢¥nursing¢¥ from various DB(National Assembly Library, The National Library of Korea, RICH etc). Finally, 31 articles were collected.
Results: 1) The major type of cost analysis was a cost comparison study. 2) The important methodological weaknesses were as followers: First, many studies did not describe a cost analysis framework or a cost analysis assumption. Second, a few studies described selection critiria of cost items and effectiveness items. Third, many studies did not do a sensitivity analysis.
Conclusion: With these results, it will be possible to develop a more proper cost analysis methodological framework and also to make an evaluation criteria for cost analysis nursing study.
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KEYWORD
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cost analysis, nursing,
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