Core Items for a Standardized Resource Use Measure: Expert Delphi Consensus Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Resource use measurement by patient recall is characterized by inconsistent methods and a lack of validation. A validated standardized resource use measure could increase data quality, improve comparability between studies, and reduce research burden.

Objectives

To identify a minimum set of core resource use items that should be included in a standardized adult instrument for UK health economic evaluation from a provider perspective.

Methods

Health economists with experience of UK-based economic evaluations were recruited to participate in an electronic Delphi survey. Respondents were asked to rate 60 resource use items (e.g., medication names) on a scale of 1 to 9 according to the importance of the item in a generic context. Items considered less important

SUBMITTER: Thorn JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6021557 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature