Systematic Review of Budget Impact Analysis on Vaccines

Abstract

and representativeness in terms of employment, substance abuse, and residency in psychiatric institutions. ConClusions: Small sample size, randomization imbalance respective of health economic factors, lack of adherence to medications and doctor visits, and loss-to-follow-up due to changing residency status of the patients pose additional challenges of assessing the outcomes and costs of schizophrenia patients for economic evaluation. Future clinical studies in schizophrenia should consider including employment, substance abuse, and current residential status in the study inclusion/exclusion criteria in order to reduce variability in the costs.