Naslov
Economic evaluations in digital health literature – a bibliometric analysis approach

Autori
Srok, Antonija ; Došenović Bonča, Petra

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
11th Economic and Business Review conference & SEB LU doctoral conference 2022 / - Ljubljana : University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, 2022, 6-7

Skup
11th Economic and Business Review Conference &. Seb Lu Doctoral Conference 2022

Mjesto i datum
Ljubljana, Slovenija, 02.12.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Podatak o recenziji nije dostupan

Ključne riječi
ekonomska evaluacija, pregled literature, bibliometrijska analiza, digitalno zdravstvo
(economic evaluations, literature review, bibliometric analysis, digital health)

Sažetak
HIGHLIGHTS A quantitative approach using bibliometric methods is used to outline research on economic evaluations of digital health interventions. BACKGROUND The field of digital health is growing rapidly, especially since the use of remote healthcare delivery interventions during the COVID -19 pandemic. Digital health interventions are believed to not only improve clinical outcomes, but also provide behavioural, technological, and organisational benefits (Kolasa and Kozinski, 2020). Research addressing economic evaluations of digital health interventions is sparse. This is partly due to considerable challenges in conducting economic evaluations of complex health interventions, and partly due to the heterogeneity and rapid evolution of the research field (e.g., Gomes, Murray and Raftery, 2022). METHOD Publications collected in the Web of Science database were subjected to several bibliometric analyses. The data was analysed in VOSviewer and R. RESULTS Although the share of publications on economic evaluations in the field of digital health is less than five percent of all publications on digital health issues, the importance of the existing publications is underscored by a significant increase in citations during the pandemic years, amounting to more than 30 citations per publication. We present the most influential publications, as well as the most cited and most productive journals, countries and research organizations. The most common keywords used by authors emphasized the use of cost- effectiveness analyses, although other analyses are recommended to consider the costs and variety of benefits associated with digital health interventions (e.g., Snoswell et al., 2017 ; Gomes, Murray and Raftery, 2022). Current research interests include mental health, well-being, and smartphone use. CONCLUSION Evaluating digital health interventions is an emerging area in health economics. The first steps toward establishing digital health interventions as a complement to or alternative for traditional health interventions have been taken, and economic evaluations will play a critical role in providing evidence for widespread adoption and public funding

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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