Quality of cost evaluations of physician continuous professional development: Systematic review of reporting and methods.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We sought to evaluate the reporting and methodological quality of cost evaluations of physician continuing professional development (CPD).

Methods

We conducted a systematic review, searching MEDLINE, Embase, PsycInfo, and the Cochrane Database for studies comparing the cost of physician CPD (last update 23 April 2020). Two reviewers, working independently, screened all articles for inclusion. Two reviewers extracted information on reporting quality using the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS), and on methodological quality using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) and a published reference case.

Results

Of 3338 potentially eligible studies, 62 were included. Operational definitions of methodol

SUBMITTER: Cook DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9240125 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature