Assessing key model parameters for economic evaluation of pandemic influenza interventions: the data source matters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In our previous systematic review of economic evaluations of pandemic influenza interventions, five model parameters, namely probability of pandemic, duration of pandemic, severity, attack rate, and intervention efficacy, were not only consistently used in all studies but also considered important by authors.

Objectives

Because these parameters originated from sources of varying quality ranging from experimental studies to expert opinion, this study aims to analyze the variation in values used according to sources of information across studies.

Methods

An analysis of estimated values of key parameters for economic modeling was performed against their different data sources, following the standard hierarchy of evidence.

Results

A lack of good-quality

SUBMITTER: Praditsitthikorn N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5909394 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature