Assessing well-being in younger populations in economic evaluations: a scoping review of multidimensional instruments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To comprehensively evaluate health care interventions in younger populations, outcome measurement in economic evaluation may need to be expanded beyond health-related quality of life to include well-being. However, whether appropriate well-being instruments exist for children remains uncertain. This study provides a systematic overview of multidimensional well-being instruments for children and assesses their potential applicability for economic evaluation.

Methods

This scoping review was reported following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. The search strategy included terms related to "well-being," "child or adolescent," and "instrument", and was implemented in four electronic databases, yielding a total of 9622 articles. Two reviewers independently screened articles wi

SUBMITTER: Guo Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12465456 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature