ArticleInternational journal of technology assessment in health care2023
Beyond clinical and cost-effectiveness: The contribution of qualitative research to health technology assessment.
Article in International journal of technology assessment in health care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Patient and staff acceptability of an artificial intelligence software to prioritize chest X-rays in an NHS setting: a qualitative evaluation.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Global research on patient involvement in health technology assessment: a bibliometric analysis.Global health research and policy · 2025Article
- Quality in qualitative evidence: new best practice principles from NICE's real-world evidence framework.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2025Article
- Assessment of the application of the FA280-a fully automated fecal analyzer for diagnosing clonorchiasis: a mixed-method study.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Article
- A genuine need or nice to have? Understanding HTA representatives' perspectives on the use of patient preference data.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2024Article
- Mapping frameworks for synthesizing qualitative evidence in health technology assessment.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2024Review
- The extent and quality of qualitative evidence included in health technology assessments: a review of submissions to NICE and CADTH.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2023Review
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Abstract
Recent developments in health technology assessment (HTA), including the promotion of a new and internationally accepted definition of HTA, have highlighted the need to go beyond clinical and cost-effectiveness to fully understand the potential value of health technologies. Multidisciplinary efforts to generate patient-focused evidence relevant to HTA, using both quantitative and qualitative approaches, are needed. Although it has been more than 20 years since opportunities for qualitative methods to inform HTA were first discussed, their use remains infrequent. The goal of this article is to resurrect the debate about the value of qualitative research in HTA. Drawing on examples from published literature, we propose five key areas where qualitative methods can contribute to HTA, complementary to studies of clinical and cost-effectiveness: (i) assessing acceptability and subjective value; (ii) understanding perspectives and providing context; (iii) reaching the groups other methods cannot reach; (iv) laying the groundwork for subsequent quantitative exercises; and (v) contributing to economic model development.
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