Table 1.
State of the art in socioeconomic evaluations of cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction.
| Title | Author | Socioeconomic evaluation | Country | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic evaluation of cardiac rehabilitation soon after acute myocardial infarction | Oldridge et al. 1993 [21] | cost/QALY | USA | MHRs |
| Cost-effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction | Ades et al. 1997 [22] | cost/YLS | USA | Published trials and studies |
| A short course of cardiac rehabilitation program is highly cost effective in improving long-term quality of life in patients with recent myocardial infarction or percutaneous coronary intervention | Yu et al. 2004 [23] | cost/QALY | China | MHRs (Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Symptoms Questionnaire) |
| Cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation after an acute coronary event: a randomized controlled trial | Briffa et al. 2005 [24] | cost/QALY | Australia | MHRs |
| Rehabilitation of elderly with coronary heart disease-Improvement in quality of life at a low cost | Sandström et al. 2005 [25] | cost/QALY | Sweden | MHRs (EuroQol and Time Trade Off) |
| Economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the enlarged European Union | Leal et al. 2006 [6] | cost/DALY | European Union | National ministries and statistical institutes |
| Cardiac rehabilitation—a cost analysis | Levin et al. 2009 [26] | cost/readmissions | Sweden | MHRs |