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


ABSTRACT:

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.

SUBMITTER: Thorn JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6021557 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Thorn Joanna C JC   Brookes Sara T ST   Ridyard Colin C   Riley Ruth R   Hughes Dyfrig A DA   Wordsworth Sarah S   Noble Sian M SM   Thornton Gail G   Hollingworth William W  

Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 20170901 6


<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Objectives</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>Health economists wit  ...[more]

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