Modelling the Cost Effectiveness of Treatments for Parkinson's Disease: An Updated Methodological Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This article systematically reviewed the methodological quality of modelling approaches for economic evaluations of the treatment of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease in studies published after 2010.

Methods

A systematic literature search was undertaken using PubMed, EconLit, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database and Health Technology Assessment databases of the UK National Health Service Centre for Review and Dissemination (March 2010 to July 2022). Quality was assessed using a checklist from the German Scientific Working Group.

Results

A total of 20 studies were evaluated, with the majority based on Markov models (n = 18). Studies assessed the cost effectiveness of medical (n = 12) or surgical

SUBMITTER: Dams J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10492764 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature