ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2014
Trial-based economic evaluations in occupational health: principles, methods, and recommendations.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A participatory supportive return to work program for workers without an employment contract, sick-listed due to a common mental disorder: an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2017Trial
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- Cost-Effectiveness of the STEPS Work Participation Program Compared to Usual Care, for Cancer Survivors: An Economic Evaluation Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
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Abstract
To allocate available resources as efficiently as possible, decision makers need information on the relative economic merits of occupational health and safety (OHS) interventions. Economic evaluations can provide this information by comparing the costs and consequences of alternatives. Nevertheless, only a few of the studies that consider the effectiveness of OHS interventions take the extra step of considering their resource implications. Moreover, the methodological quality of those that do is generally poor. Therefore, this study aims to help occupational health researchers conduct high-quality trial-based economic evaluations by discussing the theory and methodology that underlie them, and by providing recommendations for good practice regarding their design, analysis, and reporting. This study also helps consumers of this literature with understanding and critically appraising trial-based economic evaluations of OHS interventions.
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