Title |
Micro-costing studies in the health and medical literature: protocol for a systematic review
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Published in |
Systematic Reviews, May 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/2046-4053-3-47 |
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Authors |
Xiao Xu, Holly K Grossetta Nardini, Jennifer Prah Ruger |
Abstract |
Micro-costing is a cost estimation method that allows for precise assessment of the economic costs of health interventions. It has been demonstrated to be particularly useful for estimating the costs of new interventions, for interventions with large variability across providers, and for estimating the true costs to the health system and to society. However, existing guidelines for economic evaluations do not provide sufficient detail of the methods and techniques to use when conducting micro-costing analyses. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to review the current literature on micro-costing studies of health and medical interventions, strategies, and programs to assess the variation in micro-costing methodology and the quality of existing studies. This will inform current practice in conducting and reporting micro-costing studies and lead to greater standardization in methodology in the future. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 2 | 18% |
Chile | 1 | 9% |
Philippines | 1 | 9% |
Brazil | 1 | 9% |
United States | 1 | 9% |
Unknown | 5 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 8 | 73% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 27% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 208 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 51 | 24% |
Researcher | 37 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 22 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 7% |
Other | 26 | 12% |
Unknown | 40 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 63 | 29% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 29 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 14 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 5% |
Other | 32 | 15% |
Unknown | 47 | 22% |