A systematic review of the quality and scope of decision modelling studies in child oral health research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decision analytic models are often used in economic evaluations to estimate long-term costs and effects of treatment which span beyond the time-frame of a clinical trial, therefore providing a better understanding of the long-term implications of decisions that conventional trial-based economic evaluations fail to provide. This is particularly relevant for considering oral health interventions in children as treatments may affect adult oral health. However, in the field of child oral health there has not been an evaluation of the quality and scope of decision analytical models which extend into adulthood. The aim of this review is to examine the scope and quality of decision modelling studies, with horizons extending into adulthood, within the field of child oral health.

SUBMITTER: Taylor GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8229274 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature