Conducting Trial-Based Economic Evaluations Using R: A Tutorial.

ABSTRACT: Trial-based economic evaluations are increasingly being conducted to support healthcare decision-making. When analysing trial-based economic evaluation data, different methodological challenges may be encountered, including (i) missing data, (ii) correlated costs and effects, (iii) baseline imbalances and (iv) skewness of costs and/or effects. Despite the broad range of methods available to account for these methodological challenges in effectiveness studies, they may not always be directly applicable in trial-based economic evaluations where costs and effects are analysed jointly, and more than one methodological challenge typically needs to be addressed simultaneously. The use of inappropriate methods can bias results and conclusions regarding the cost-effectiveness of healthcare interve

SUBMITTER: Ben AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10570221 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature