title: Clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of community-based management of chronic hepatitis C: a mixed methods systematic review protocol.
abstract: The current mixed methods review aims to develop an aggregated synthesis of quantitative, qualitative and economic systematic evidence on chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection management intervention delivered in community settings so as to gain an increased understanding of the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of community-based chronic HCV management. This review will contribute to the development of a community-based chronic HCV intervention and inform clinical practice and policy discussion.The overarching question is: What is the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of community-based programs for chronic HCV management?The sub-questions to be addressed in the review are.
authors.affiliation: 1School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia 2School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia 3Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia 4CEBHA (Centre for Evidence-Based Healthy Ageing): a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Davoud
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pourmarzi
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: FitzGerald
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000191:economics*; D019468:Disease Management; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome