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

Carlos R García-AlonsoNerea AlmedaJosé Alberto Salinas-PérezMencía R Gutiérrez-ColosíaLuis Salvador-Carulla

Published in: Administration and policy in mental health (2020)

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.

Keyphrases

meta analyses
mental health
healthcare
systematic review
randomized controlled trial
primary care
risk factors
mental illness
clinical practice