Abstract
This review aimed to analyse the concept of cost-effectiveness within the context of chronic wound care using Walker and Avant’s approach. The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature® (EBSCO Information Services, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA), MEDLINE® (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA) and Nursing & Allied Health® (ProQuest LLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) databases were searched using a combination of keywords. A total of 18 peer-reviewed articles were identified. In wound care, defining attributes for the concept of cost-effectiveness encompassed treatments which were both effective and economical. Four antecedents were identified, including the type of wound, care setting, type of dressing and patient-related characteristics. The consequences of cost-effective wound care were patient prognosis, quality of life, the economic burden on the patient and healthcare system and cost-savings. These findings will hopefully help to standardise cost-effectiveness terminology among nursing professionals in various healthcare settings.
Publication Date
3-28-2019
First Page
e433
Last Page
439
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Recommended Citation
Al-Gharibi, Koukab A.; Sharstha, Sajana; and Al-Faras, Maria A.
(2019)
"Cost-Effectiveness of Wound Care: A concept analysis,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 18: e433-439.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.002
