A descriptive review on methods to prioritize outcomes in a health care context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence synthesis has seen major methodological advances in reducing uncertainty and estimating the sizes of the effects. Much less is known about how to assess the relative value of different outcomes.

Objective

To identify studies that assessed preferences for outcomes in health conditions.

Methods

Search strategy

we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library in February 2014.

Inclusion criteria

eligible studies investigated preferences of patients, family members, the general population or healthcare professionals for health outcomes. The intention of this review was to include studies which focus on theoretical alternatives; studies which assessed preferences for distinct treatments were excluded.

Data extraction

SUBMITTER: Janssen IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5810654 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature