A systematic review of scope and quality of health economic evaluation studies in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The application of health economic evaluation (HEE) evidence can play an important role in strategic planning and policy making. This study aimed to assess the scope and quality of existing research, with the goal of elucidating implications for improving the use of HEE evidence in Vietnam.

Methods

A comprehensive search strategy was developed to search medical online databases (Medline, Google Scholar, and Vietnam Medical Databases) to select all types of HEE studies except cost-only analyses. Two researchers assessed the quality of selected studies using the Quality of Health Economic Studies (QHES) instrument.

Results

We selected 26 studies, including 6 published in Vietnam. The majority of these studies focused on infectious diseases (14 studies), wit

SUBMITTER: Tran BX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4133226 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature