Sentence examples for reporting utilities from inspiring English sources
The literature reviews identified four studies reporting utilities in advanced melanoma.
There have been few publications reporting utilities related to DC-related impairments.
To better inform the future conduct of cost-utility analyses in paediatric populations, we reviewed the published literature reporting utilities among children and adults across selected conditions common to paediatric and adult populations.
For instance, a recent meta-analysis reporting utilities for prostate cancer health states found that utilities for severe urinary problems ranged 0.48-0.96 and severe sexual problem ranged 0.61 to 1.0 across studies[ 4].
To gain a better understanding of the use of these methods in paediatric populations and to inform future cost-utility analyses in these populations, we systematically reviewed the published literature reporting utilities derived from direct (i.e. TTO and SG) and indirect (i.e. EQ-5D and HUI) measurements across conditions common in paediatric and adult populations.
Although there are no studies to compare our findings with, our review complements the recent review of generic and disease specific instruments in children and adolescents [ 5] by identifying studies reporting utilities in children and adults with asthma, cancer, chronic disease, type 1 diabetes and skin diseases.
A systematic search of the literature identified no studies reporting utility scores for adults with autism.
Future economic evaluation in telehealth should be transparent in reporting utility data from all time points.
The evaluations were less transparent in reporting utility weights at different time points and variability around utilities and QALYs.
In particular, a recent publication McDermott et al. [ 25] investigated the quality of life in neuropathic pain patients in five European countries reporting utility weights by severity.
NICE has previously judged that, in the absence of studies reporting utility values for the specific ocular condition, these utility values most accurately reflect the HRQoL associated with visual impairment [ 34].
