Prot-Herczyńska K
Zespołu Leczenia Domowego IV Kliniki IPiN w Warszawie.
Psychiatr Pol. 1998 May-Jun;32(3):307-18.
The present paper considers the problems of measurement of the costs of psychiatric services. Classification of costs' studies includes cost of illness, cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness and cost-utility studies. Costs should be comprehensively measured. Randomised clinical trial is recommended. Information of costs should be integrated with information on patient outcomes. The paper discusses the research which tries to estimate the costs and benefits of community care, using naturalistic or random patient sample methods.
本文探讨了精神科服务成本的测量问题。成本研究的分类包括疾病成本、成本效益分析、成本效果分析和成本效用研究。应对成本进行全面测量。建议采用随机临床试验。成本信息应与患者预后信息相结合。本文讨论了一项研究，该研究试图使用自然主义或随机患者样本方法来估计社区护理的成本和效益。
