Economic evaluation of compression therapies in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: a systematic review protocol.
Background Venous leg ulcers (VLU) are an important public health issue, impacting individuals' lives and representing a societal economic burden. Compression therapy is considered the best treatment for VLU, but there is no conclusive evidence whether the health benefits outweigh the costs. Objecti...
| Published in: | Wound Practice & Research Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 82 - 87 |
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| Format: | protocol tables/charts Journal Article |
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Cambridge Publishing
Jun2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=164731600&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 164731600 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 18376304 639G jtl: Wound Practice & Research issn: 18376304 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2023 vid: 31 iid: 2 pid: 66266 pub: Cambridge Publishing artinfo: ui: 164731600 164731600 164731600 10.33235/wpr.31.2.82-86 164731600 ppf: 82 ppct: 5 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Economic evaluation of compression therapies in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: a systematic review protocol. aug: au: Fuhrmann, Ana C. Cordova, Fernanda P. Dennett, Elizabeth Paskulin, Lisiane M. G. Johnson, Jeffrey affil: School of Nursing, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil sug: subj: Compression Therapy Economics Venous Ulcer Therapy Cost Benefit Analysis Systematic Review ab: Background Venous leg ulcers (VLU) are an important public health issue, impacting individuals' lives and representing a societal economic burden. Compression therapy is considered the best treatment for VLU, but there is no conclusive evidence whether the health benefits outweigh the costs. Objectives To identify and describe economic evaluations relating to compression therapy for the treatment of VLU and to evaluate the quality of these studies. Method We will conduct a systematic review of the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science and LILACS databases and Google Scholar. We will include randomised controlled trials, pragmatic clinical trials, cohort studies, case-control studies and quasi-experimental studies which also describe an economic evaluation of compression therapy for VLU, published in English, Portuguese or Spanish. No time restriction will be applied. The screening and assessment will be done by two independent reviewers, supported by Covidence Software. ROB-2 and ROBINS-I tools will be used to assess risk of bias, and the CHEERS tool will support the assessment of the quality of economic evaluations. Discussion This systematic review will contribute to expand the knowledge about the topic. In addition, it may support health professionals' clinic decision making, assist managers regarding the allocation of resources, and improve the quality of life of individuals with VLU. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: protocol tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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