Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement.

Area of Science:

• Health Economics
• Publication Guidelines
• Health Intervention Evaluation

Background:

• Reporting economic evaluations of health interventions presents significant challenges.
• Existing guidelines require consolidation and user-friendly updates.
• Medical editors identified a need for improved reporting standards.

Purpose of the Study:

• To consolidate and update previous health economic evaluation guidelines.
• To provide current, useful reporting guidance for researchers and reviewers.
• To enhance the quality and consistency of health economic evaluation reporting.

Main Methods:

• Systematic review to identify candidate reporting items.
• Modified Delphi panel with diverse stakeholder representation (academia, industry, government, editors).
• Development of a 24-item checklist and recommendations based on expert consensus.

Main Results:

• A user-friendly, 24-item checklist (CHEERS statement) was developed.
• Recommendations address key aspects of health economic evaluation reporting.
• The CHEERS statement aims to improve transparency and reproducibility.

Conclusions:

• The CHEERS statement provides comprehensive guidance for reporting health economic evaluations.
• Endorsement and adoption by journals and research groups are encouraged.
• The guidance is intended to improve reporting quality and support evidence-based health decisions.