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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Health economic evaluations of non-pharmacological interventions for persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: a systematic review

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

â–ª Solely trial-based, non-modelling economic studies were included.

â–ª The study design had to compare cost outcomes of non-pharmacological interventions directly targeted at persons with dementia, persons with mild cognitive impairment or the respective informal caregiver.

â–ª The presence of an independent control group.

â–ª No restriction was made regarding the type or stage of dementia.

â–ª The studies had to be written in English or German, and published between 01.01.2010 and 31.12.2016.

â–ª Model-based economic studies were excluded.

â–ª Studies evaluating organizational changes and changes in the delivery of care and support were not considered.

â–ª Qualitative research, cost-of-illness studies, case studies, studies without a control group, systematic reviews or meta-analyses were excluded.

â–ª Conference abstracts were not considered.