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[Economic evaluation studies in health].

Joan Rovira-Forns1, Fernando Antoñanzas-Villar

  • 1Departament de Teoria Econòmica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. elrovira@yahoo.com

Medicina Clinica
|February 9, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Adopting British Medical Journal (BMJ) guidelines for economic evaluations could enhance study quality in clinical journals. Adapting these guidelines to the Spanish context via consensus may further improve the peer review process for health technology assessments.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Clinical Research Methodology
  • Scientific Publishing

Background:

  • Clinical journals frequently publish economic evaluations of health technologies and programs.
  • The British Medical Journal (BMJ) developed guidelines to improve the peer review of economic evaluations.
  • Enhancing the quality and validity of published economic studies is a key concern.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the feasibility and probable effectiveness of adopting BMJ or similar guidelines by Medicina Clínica.
  • To assess the impact of adopting standardized guidelines on the peer review process for economic evaluations.
  • To explore complementary measures for improving the quality of published economic evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the British Medical Journal's publication guidelines for economic evaluations.
  • Evaluation of the potential benefits and challenges of guideline adoption in a specific clinical journal (Medicina Clínica).
  • Discussion of limitations in the current peer review process for economic evaluations.

Main Results:

  • Adopting BMJ or similar guidelines is likely to improve the peer review process and the quality of published economic evaluations.
  • Adapting and updating the BMJ guidelines for the Spanish context through a consensus process is recommended.
  • The peer review process alone has limitations in ensuring the quality and validity of economic evaluations.

Conclusions:

  • Adoption of adapted guidelines offers a promising approach to enhance the quality of published economic evaluations.
  • A consensus-based adaptation of existing guidelines is crucial for successful implementation in the Spanish context.
  • Complementary measures beyond peer review are necessary to further strengthen the validity of economic evaluation studies.

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