| Paediatric health economic evaluations: a world view. | |
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PMID: 17326379 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: As economic evaluation methods evolve, their applicability to special populations, such as children, has received increased scrutiny. The objective was to review paediatric health economic evaluations published over the last quarter century, comment on trends, discuss gaps between developed and developing nations, and point to future directions for research. METHODS: Data compiled for the Paediatric Economic Database Evaluation (PEDE) project to 2003 were used to describe temporal and geographic trends and evaluate the frequency of intervention categories and conditions studied. RESULTS: The volume of paediatric health economic evaluations rose rapidly since 1980. Studies of infective/parasitic diseases, congenital anomalies and complications of pregnancy accounted for the majority. Prevention rather than treatment was emphasized. Most evaluations performed since 1998 (78%) were cost-effectiveness analyses. Cost-utility analyses were rare. The US produced half of all publications, with the U.K. contributing 12%. Economic evaluations from developing countries were uncommon, despite an urgent need for evidence-based decision-making in these regions. The interventions studied reflected local health priorities; HIV and malaria prevention were more commonly studied in developing nations, whereas treatments for asthma and birth malformations were more often evaluated in developed nations. CONCLUSIONS: Despite global initiatives to combat disease, developing nations rely on foreign research to inform implementation of local health programs. There is a need for better methods for data transfer and extrapolation. Future research must focus on paediatric models of costs and consequences and the development of tools to measure long-term effects. |
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Authors:
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Wendy J Ungar |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.) Volume: 10 ISSN: 1710-2774 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2007 |
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Created Date: 2007-02-28 Completed Date: 2007-03-23 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101208192 Medline TA: Healthc Q Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 134-40, 142-5; discussion 145-6 Citation Subset: H |
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Bibliometrics Developed Countries Developing Countries Economics, Medical* Pediatrics* Periodicals as Topic |
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