Can We Make Health Economic Decision Models as Simple as Possible, But Not Simpler? Introducing SMART tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developing health economic decision-analytic models requires making modelling choices to simplify reality while addressing the decision context. Finding the right balance between a decision-analytic model's simplicity and its adequacy is important but can be challenging.

Objective

We aimed to develop a tool that supports the systematic reporting and justification of modelling choices in a decision-analytic model, ensuring it is adequate and only as complex as necessary for addressing the decision context.

Methods

We identified decision-analytic model features from the key literature and our expertise. For each feature, we defined both simple and complex modelling choices that could be selected, and the consequences of simplifying a feature contrary to requi

SUBMITTER: Abu-Zahra T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12450218 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature