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KMID : 0922320130200020141
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2013 Volume.20 No. 2 p.141 ~ p.151
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Home Care Nursing: An Economic Analysis
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Lim Ji-Young
Kim Ji-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the economic effectiveness of by conducting a literature review of published articles, masters theses, and doctoral dissertations.
Method: Prior to the literature review, inclusion-exclusion criteria were established. We then reviewed 1,029 CINAHL, MEDLINE, and Cochrane DB papers, and 153 RISS papers collected between
Results: A total of 12 studies met the inclusion-exclusion criteria.-effectiveness: 6 cost-effectiveness studies, 1 cost-utility studies, and 5 cost-benefit studies. Each of the 12 reviewed studies concluded that home care nursing had greater economic benefits than other compared healthcare services.
Conclusion: Home care nursing has significant economic benefits in multi health care service settings and for various patient groups. Therefore these results will be used a critical evidence for the development of economically effective home based health care systems for future policy making.
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KEYWORD
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Home care, Review, Economic evaluation
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