Economic Evaluation in Opioid Modeling: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The rapid increase in opioid overdose and opioid use disorder (OUD) over the past 20 years is a complex problem associated with significant economic costs for healthcare systems and society. Simulation models have been developed to capture and identify ways to manage this complexity and to evaluate the potential costs of different strategies to reduce overdoses and OUD. A review of simulation-based economic evaluations is warranted to fully characterize this set of literature.

Methods

A systematic review of simulation-based economic evaluation (SBEE) studies in opioid research was initiated by searches in PubMed, EMBASE, and EbscoHOST. Extraction of a predefined set of items and a quality assessment were performed for each study.

Results

The screening proce

SUBMITTER: Beaulieu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7864393 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature