A systematic review of studies eliciting willingness-to-pay per quality-adjusted life year: does it justify CE threshold?

ABSTRACT:

Background

A number of studies have been conducted to estimate willingness to pay (WTP) per quality-adjusted life years (QALY) in patients or general population for various diseases. However, there has not been any systematic review summarizing the relationship between WTP per QALY and cost-effectiveness (CE) threshold based on World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation.

Objective

To systematically review willingness-to-pay per quality-adjusted-life-year (WTP per QALY) literature, to compare WTP per QALY with Cost-effectiveness (CE) threshold recommended by WHO, and to determine potential influencing factors.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Psyinfo, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Center of Research Dissemination (CRD), and

SUBMITTER: Nimdet K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4391853 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature