From: Chapter 41, Cost-effectiveness analyses
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Review question | All questions – health economic evidence |
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Objectives | To identify economic evaluations relevant to any of the review questions. |
Search criteria |
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Search strategy | An economic study search will be undertaken which mirrors the clinical study search but with an economic study filter – see Appendix G [in the Full guideline]. |
Review strategy | Studies not meeting any of the search criteria above will be excluded. Studies published before 2005, abstract-only studies and studies from non-OECD countries or the USA will also be excluded. Each remaining study will be assessed for applicability and methodological limitations using the NICE economic evaluation checklist which can be found in Appendix G of the NICE guidelines manual (2012).134 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Where there is discretion The health economist will make a decision based on the relative applicability and quality of the available evidence for that question, in discussion with the committee if required. The ultimate aim is to include studies that are helpful for decision-making in the context of the guideline and the current NHS setting. If several studies are considered of sufficiently high applicability and methodological quality that they could all be included, then the health economist, in discussion with the committee if required, may decide to include only the most applicable studies and to selectively exclude the remaining studies. All studies excluded on the basis of applicability or methodological limitations will be listed with explanation as excluded economic studies in Appendix M [in the Full guideline]. The health economist will be guided by the following hierarchies. Setting:
Economic study type:
Year of analysis:
Quality and relevance of effectiveness data used in the economic analysis:
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From: Chapter 41, Cost-effectiveness analyses
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