[Health economic evaluation reporting guideline and application status]

Area of Science:

• Health Economics
• Medical Research Evaluation

Background:

• Health economic evaluation reporting requires standardized guidelines.
• Ensuring the quality and transparency of health economic studies is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review the history and application of health economic evaluation reporting guidelines.
• To analyze the Consolidated Health Economics Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) and Quality of Health Economic Studies (QHES) instruments.
• To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these guidelines.

Main Methods:

• Historical review of health economic evaluation guidelines.
• Description of the Quality of Health Economic Studies (QHES) instrument.
• Explanation of the Consolidated Health Economics Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) checklist.
• Analysis of current application status, pros, and cons.

Main Results:

• The Consolidated Health Economics Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) checklist focuses on reporting evaluation.
• The Quality of Health Economic Studies (QHES) instrument emphasizes quantitative quality assessment.
• Both CHEERS and QHES are complementary tools for evaluating health economic studies.

Conclusions:

• Adherence to reporting guidelines enhances the quality of health economic evaluations.
• CHEERS and QHES provide distinct yet mutually beneficial frameworks for study assessment.
• These guidelines are essential for regulating and improving health economics research.