SynthesisBMC health services research2016
A systematic review of modelling approaches in economic evaluations of health interventions for drug and alcohol problems.
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- Alcohol consumption's attributable disease burden and cost-effectiveness of targeted public health interventions: a systematic review of mathematical models.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
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- A Blueprint for Multi-use Disease Modeling in Health Economics: Results from Two Expert-Panel Consultations.PharmacoEconomics · 2024Article
- A System Dynamics Model of Caries Preventive Interventions in Thailand's School-Aged Population.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2023Article
- Modeling the impact of a long-term horizon and multiple treatment episodes on estimates of the cost-effectiveness of alcohol treatment in the United States.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Participatory Systems Modelling for Youth Mental Health: An Evaluation Study Applying a Comprehensive Multi-Scale Framework.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Dynamic Approach to Economic Priority Setting to Invest in Youth Mental Health and Guide Local Implementation: Economic Protocol for Eight System Dynamics Policy Models.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- An economic analysis of a wearable patient sensor for preventing hospital-acquired pressure injuries among the acutely ill patients.International journal of health economics and management · 2021Article
- Overview and Use of Tools for Selecting Modelling Techniques in Health Economic Studies.PharmacoEconomics · 2021Review
- An Innovative Approach for Decision-Making on Designing Lifestyle Programs to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes on Dutch Population Level Using Dynamic Simulations.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Effects of Acute Alcohol Consumption on the Human Brain: Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging and Arterial Spin-Labeling Study.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2019Article
- Developing a dynamic HIV transmission model for 6 U.S. cities: An evidence synthesis.PloS one · 2019Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe overarching goal of health policies is to maximize health and societal benefits. Economic evaluations can play a vital role in assessing whether or not such benefits occur. This paper reviews the application of modelling techniques in economic evaluations of drug and alcohol interventions with regard to (i) modelling paradigms themselves; (ii) perspectives of costs and benefits and (iii) time frame.
methodsPapers that use modelling approaches for economic evaluations of drug and alcohol interventions were identified by carrying out searches of major databases.
resultsThirty eight papers met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the cohort Markov models remain the most popular approach, followed by decision trees, Individual based model and System dynamics model (SD). Most of the papers adopted a long term time frame to reflect the long term costs and benefits of health interventions. However, it was fairly common among the reviewed papers to adopt a narrow perspective that only takes into account costs and benefits borne by the health care sector.
conclusionsThis review paper informs policy makers about the availability of modelling techniques that can be used to enhance the quality of economic evaluations for drug and alcohol treatment interventions.
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