Characteristic/level | No. studies (%) |
---|---|
Study scope | |
 Institutional | 40 (48) |
 National | 30 (36) |
 Regional | 9 (11) |
 City | 1 (1) |
 Other | 1 (1) |
 International | 2 (1) |
CVD category | |
 Stroke | 24 (29) |
 Hypertension | 18 (22) |
 Coronary heart disease | 17 (20) |
 Generic CVD | 20 (24) |
 Heart failure | 4 (5) |
Care setting | |
 Secondary + outpatient | 38 (46) |
 Secondary | 22 (26) |
 Tertiary | 17 (20) |
 Primary | 6 (7) |
Study design | |
 Retrospective cost study | 34 (43) |
 Cost-of-illness study | 14 (18) |
 Database analysis | 11 (14) |
 Prospective cost study | 10 (13) |
 Mathematical model | 7 (9) |
 Other | 4 (5) |
Included a control group [YES] | 5 (6) |
Economic perspective | |
 Provider | 29 (35) |
 Societal | 18 (22) |
 Patient | 17 (21) |
 Other | 10 (12) |
 Third-party payer | 7 (9) |
 Unclear | 1 (1) |