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Relative Technical Efficiency Assessment of Mental Health Services: A Systematic Review

Authors

GARCÍA ALONSO, CARLOS, ALMEDA MARTÍNEZ, NEREA MARÍA, SALINAS PÉREZ, JOSÉ ALBERTO, RUIZ GUTIÉRREZ COLOSIA, MENCIA, Salvador-Carulla, Luis

External publication

No

Means

Adm Policy Ment Health

Scope

Review

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

JCR Impact

2.313

SJR Impact

1.411

Publication date

01/07/2019

ISI

000471152900002

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-85059839628

Abstract

The current prevalence of mental disorders demands improved ways of the management and planning of mental health (MH) services. Relative technical efficiency (RTE) is an appropriate and robust indicator to support decision-making in health care, but it has not been applied significantly in MH. This article systematically reviews the empirical background of RTE in MH services following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Finally, 13 studies were included, and the findings provide new standard classifications of RTE variables, efficiency determinants and strategies to improve MH management and planning.

Keywords

Systematic review; Relative technical efficiency; Mental health service; Mental health care; DEA