The quality of the cost effectiveness studies, according to the CHEC-list, could be improved.
To compare the economic results across the cost effectiveness studies, we converted costing data to 2012 international United States dollars (USD).
Fifth, there was a general problem in the cost effectiveness studies of local agents because of the inconclusive evidence regarding the efficacy of local agents on burn wounds [ 37].
In combining the (cost-) effectiveness study with a thorough process evaluation, we will be able to draw conclusions not merely on the (cost-) effectiveness of the program, but, moreover, on the influence of the degree and process of implementation of the program on its efficacy.
While there is no scientific evidence on the combined effect of braces and neuromuscular training, the power analysis for the cost-effectiveness study was conducted from the perspective of intervention costs.
The cost-effectiveness study will be based on within-trial observations of differences between the two study arms in rates of myocardial infarction, stroke and related vascular disease outcomes (including vascular dementia).
A limitation of the cost-effectiveness study is, however, a rather large drop-out rate (25%%) in the final sample.
27– 29 The cost-effectiveness study was done according to a base-case analysis supplemented with a sensitivity analysis.
