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Core Items for a Standardized Resource Use Measure: Expert Delphi Consensus Survey

BACKGROUND: Resource use measurement by patient recall is characterized by inconsistent methods and a lack of validation. A validated standardized resource use measure could increase data quality, improve comparability between studies, and reduce research burden. OBJECTIVES: To identify a minimum se...

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Autores principales: Thorn, Joanna C., Brookes, Sara T., Ridyard, Colin, Riley, Ruth, Hughes, Dyfrig A., Wordsworth, Sarah, Noble, Sian M., Thornton, Gail, Hollingworth, William
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Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6021557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29909868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2017.06.011
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author Thorn, Joanna C.
Brookes, Sara T.
Ridyard, Colin
Riley, Ruth
Hughes, Dyfrig A.
Wordsworth, Sarah
Noble, Sian M.
Thornton, Gail
Hollingworth, William
author_facet Thorn, Joanna C.
Brookes, Sara T.
Ridyard, Colin
Riley, Ruth
Hughes, Dyfrig A.
Wordsworth, Sarah
Noble, Sian M.
Thornton, Gail
Hollingworth, William
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description BACKGROUND: Resource use measurement by patient recall is characterized by inconsistent methods and a lack of validation. A validated standardized resource use measure could increase data quality, improve comparability between studies, and reduce research burden. OBJECTIVES: To identify a minimum set of core resource use items that should be included in a standardized adult instrument for UK health economic evaluation from a provider perspective. METHODS: Health economists with experience of UK-based economic evaluations were recruited to participate in an electronic Delphi survey. Respondents were asked to rate 60 resource use items (e.g., medication names) on a scale of 1 to 9 according to the importance of the item in a generic context. Items considered less important according to predefined consensus criteria were dropped and a second survey was developed. In the second round, respondents received the median score and their own score from round 1 for each item alongside summarized comments and were asked to rerate items. A final project team meeting was held to determine the recommended core set. RESULTS: Forty-five participants completed round 1. Twenty-six items were considered less important and were dropped, 34 items were retained for the second round, and no new items were added. Forty-two respondents (93.3%) completed round 2, and greater consensus was observed. After the final meeting, 10 core items were selected, with further items identified as suitable for “bolt-on” questionnaire modules. CONCLUSIONS: The consensus on 10 items considered important in a generic context suggests that a standardized instrument for core resource use items is feasible.
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spelling pubmed-60215572018-06-29 Core Items for a Standardized Resource Use Measure: Expert Delphi Consensus Survey Thorn, Joanna C. Brookes, Sara T. Ridyard, Colin Riley, Ruth Hughes, Dyfrig A. Wordsworth, Sarah Noble, Sian M. Thornton, Gail Hollingworth, William Value Health Article BACKGROUND: Resource use measurement by patient recall is characterized by inconsistent methods and a lack of validation. A validated standardized resource use measure could increase data quality, improve comparability between studies, and reduce research burden. OBJECTIVES: To identify a minimum set of core resource use items that should be included in a standardized adult instrument for UK health economic evaluation from a provider perspective. METHODS: Health economists with experience of UK-based economic evaluations were recruited to participate in an electronic Delphi survey. Respondents were asked to rate 60 resource use items (e.g., medication names) on a scale of 1 to 9 according to the importance of the item in a generic context. Items considered less important according to predefined consensus criteria were dropped and a second survey was developed. In the second round, respondents received the median score and their own score from round 1 for each item alongside summarized comments and were asked to rerate items. A final project team meeting was held to determine the recommended core set. RESULTS: Forty-five participants completed round 1. Twenty-six items were considered less important and were dropped, 34 items were retained for the second round, and no new items were added. Forty-two respondents (93.3%) completed round 2, and greater consensus was observed. After the final meeting, 10 core items were selected, with further items identified as suitable for “bolt-on” questionnaire modules. CONCLUSIONS: The consensus on 10 items considered important in a generic context suggests that a standardized instrument for core resource use items is feasible. Elsevier 2018-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6021557/ /pubmed/29909868 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2017.06.011 Text en © 2018 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Published by Elsevier Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Wordsworth, Sarah
Noble, Sian M.
Thornton, Gail
Hollingworth, William
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6021557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29909868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2017.06.011
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