Interpreting economic evaluations of healthcare interventions

Tudományos tartalom

Interpreting economic evaluations of healthcare interventions - a simple guide

Témák: Health Economics, Cost Effectiveness, Audit Data, Clinical Effectiveness, Quality of Life, Wound Care, Chronic Wounds, Superabsorbent Polymer Dressings, Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Zetuvit Plus Silicone, Economic Evaluation
Nyelv: EN
Publikálás éve: 2024
Szerző(k): Luke Paterson
Olvasási idő: 20 min (5 pages)

Summary

This guide aims to help healthcare professionals of all backgrounds make sense of economic evaluations to determine whether interventions represent value for money.

Objective:The aim of economic evaluations is to inform decisions between alternative courses of action to maximize improvements in health status given the resources available

Results:The English study reported that Zetuvit® Plus Silicone was cost-saving compared with standard of care by £222 per person over a 6-month period and resulted in an additional 0.081 quality-adjusted life weeks (QALWs)

Conclusion:Health economic evaluations are important to assess the cost-effectiveness of new healthcare interventions. Decision analytical modelling is a common method for conducting economic evaluations

Authors

Luke Paterson, Researcher in Health Economics

Citation reference

Peterson Luke, Velickovic Vladica (2024) Interpreting economic evaluations of healthcare interventions - a simple guide. MA Healthcare Ltd

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Interpreting economic evaluations of healthcare interventions - a simple guide