Value and Cost Savings From Access to Multi-disciplinary Rehabilitation Services After Severe Acquired Brain Injury.
Front Public Health
; 9: 753447, 2021.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34926379
ABSTRACT
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a major global public health problem and source of disability. A major contributor to disability after severe ABI is limited access to multidisciplinary rehabilitation, despite evidence of sustained functional gains, improved quality of life, increased return-to-work, and reduced need for long-term care. A societal model of value in rehabilitation matches patient and family expectations of outcomes and system expectations of value for money. A policy analysis of seven studies (2009-2019) exploring outcomes and cost-savings from access to multi-disciplinary rehabilitation identified average lifetime savings of $1.50M per person, with costs recouped within 18 months. Recommendations:
Increase access to multi-disciplinary rehabilitation following severe ABI; strengthen prevention focus; increase access to case management; support return-to-work; and systematically collect outcome and cost data.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rehabilitation
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Brain Injuries
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Front Public Health
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States