Cost Effectiveness Analyses of Interventions for Osteoporosis in Men: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteoporosis is often considered to be a disease of women. Over the last few years, owing to the increasing clinical and economic burden, the awareness and imperative for identifying and managing osteoporosis in men have increased substantially. With the approval of agents to treat men with osteoporosis, more economic evaluations have been conducted to assess the potential economic benefits of these interventions. Despite this concern, there is no specific overview of cost-effectiveness analyses for the treatment of osteoporosis in men.

Objectives

This study aims (1) to systematically review economic evaluations of interventions for osteoporosis in men; (2) to critically appraise the quality of included studies and the source of model input data; and (3) to invest

SUBMITTER: Li N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10020287 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature