Heterogeneity of cost estimates in health economic evaluation research. A systematic review of stress urinary incontinence studies.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS:There is increased demand for an international overview of cost estimates and insight into the variation affecting these estimates. Understanding of these costs is useful for cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) research into new treatment modalities and for clinical guideline development. METHODS:A systematic search was conducted in Ovid MEDLINE & other non-indexed materials and Ovid Embase for articles published between 1995 and 2017. The National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database (NHS-EED) filter and the McMaster sensitive therapy filter were combined with a bespoke search strategy for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). We extracted unit cost estimates, assessed variability and methodology, and determined transferability. RESULTS:We included 37 studies

SUBMITTER: Zwolsman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6586692 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature