Abstract
Review question/objective: The current mixed methods review aims to develop an aggregated synthesis of quantitative, qualitative and economic systematic evidence on chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection management intervention delivered in community settings so as to gain an increased understanding of the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of community-based chronic HCV management. This review will contribute to the development of a community-based chronic HCV intervention and inform clinical practice and policy discussion. The overarching question is: What is the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of communitybased programs for chronic HCV management? The sub-questions to be addressed in the review are: What is the clinical effectiveness (proportion of antiviral treatment completion and sustained virologic response) of the community-based chronic HCV management programs? What is the acceptability (treatment uptake, adherence, engagement and satisfaction) of community-based chronic HCV management programs from the perspective of involved patients? How are the models funded and are they cost-effective? What are the organizational and operational elements of the models of community-based chronic HCV management?
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 914-931 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- Health care
- Hepatitis C
- Mixed methods
- Primary health care
