Presentation of economic evaluation results.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-42540
ABSTRACT
In Thailand, economic evaluation results are being increasingly used for making health care resource allocation decisions. To assess the usefulness of economic evaluation information, users of studies such as policy decision makers or health care providers need to know whether the methods used in the study are appropriate and whether the results are valid. The quality of previous economic evaluation studies, however, was quite poor. The objectives of this article are to review the similarities and differences in reporting formats based on existing reporting formats suggested by published methodological guidelines for economic evaluation, and to provide recommendations for economic evaluation result presentation for Thai Health Technology Assessment guidelines. The article presents a recommended reporting format including ten key elements necessary for economic evaluation techniques. The recommended format will increase the transparency of studies as well as facilitate comparisons between studies. This may eventually lead to high-quality and reliable economic evaluation studies available for policy decision making in Thailand.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Tailândia
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Humanos
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Técnicas de Apoio para a Decisão
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Análise Custo-Benefício
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Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto
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Modelos Econômicos
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Tomada de Decisões
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Incerteza
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Alocação de Recursos
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Política de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de Prática Clínica
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Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
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Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
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