Economic Evaluation of Continuing Care Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Abuse: Recommendations for Future Research

Autor/inn/en	Popovici, Ioana; French, Michael T.; McKay, James R.
Titel	Economic Evaluation of Continuing Care Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Abuse: Recommendations for Future Research
Quelle	In: Evaluation Review, 32 (2008) 6, S.547-568 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0193-841X
DOI	10.1177/0193841X08316311
Schlagwörter	Substance Abuse; Rehabilitation; Economic Factors; Research Needs; Program Evaluation; Guidelines; Allied Health Personnel; Policy Formation; Resource Allocation; Intervention; Drug Addiction; Outcomes of Treatment; Cost Effectiveness; Evaluation Methods; Health Services; Literature Reviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Ökonomischer Faktor; Forschungsbedarf; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Richtlinien; Politische Betätigung; Ressourcenallokation; Drug dependence; Drogenabhängigkeit; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen
Abstract	The chronic and relapsing nature of substance abuse points to the need for continuing care after a primary phase of treatment. This article reviews the economic studies of continuing care, discusses research gaps, highlights some of the challenges of conducting rigorous economic evaluations of continuing care, and offers research guidelines and recommendations for future economic studies in this emerging field. Rigorous economic evaluations are needed by health care providers and policy makers to justify the allocation of scarce resources to continuing care interventions. The adoption of cost-effective continuing care services can reduce long-term consequences of addiction, thereby potentially increasing overall social welfare. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10