ReviewPharmacoEconomics1999
Patient self-reports in pharmacoeconomic studies. Their use and impact on study validity.
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48 citing papers in PubMed.
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- The personal financial burden of chronic rhinosinusitis: A Canadian perspective.American journal of rhinology & allergy · 2017Article
- Empirically derived weights for GMS capitation payments to General Practitioners.Irish journal of medical science · 2017Article
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- Cost burden of type 2 diabetes in Germany: results from the population-based KORA studies.BMJ open · 2016Observational
- The Economic Burden of Obesity in Germany: Results from the Population-Based KORA Studies.Obesity facts · 2016Article
- Incidence of utilization- and symptom-defined COPD exacerbations in hospital- and population-recruited patients.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2016Observational
- The impact of asthma, chronic bronchitis and allergic rhinitis on all-cause hospitalizations and limitations in daily activities: a population-based observational study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2015Observational
- Predictors of frequent recourse to health professionals by people with severe mental disorders.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2015Article
- Patient-reported quality of supportive care among patients with colorectal cancer in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2014Article
- Clinical course, costs and predictive factors for response to treatment in carpal tunnel syndrome: the PALMS study protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Observational
- Productivity losses in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based survey.BMJ open respiratory research · 2014Article
- The association of smoking status with healthcare utilisation, productivity loss and resulting costs: results from the population-based KORA F4 study.BMC health services research · 2013Article
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Abstract
The validity of estimates of resource utilisation based on patient recall has not been firmly established. A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify studies that used patient self-reports to derive estimates of healthcare resource utilisation, direct nonmedical costs and indirect costs. Previous work in this area was examined to determine the issues that were most important in determining whether patient self-reports lead to valid and unbiased estimates in cost-effectiveness studies. This study reviews and highlights areas where patient self-reports lead to reliable estimates and where their use may lead to erroneous conclusions. In particular, it is noted that patient recall of resource utilisation declines over time, that the salience of a treatment episode affects recall and that the perceived social acceptability of a condition and other confounding factors may influence patient reporting. Moreover, it appears that not all elements of healthcare consumption are recalled to the same degree: medication use tends to be recalled with less accuracy than hospitalisation. In terms of the potential impact on cost-effectiveness results, the main concern is with problems of validity rather than bias, although bias may occur when the results are applied to league tables.
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