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Economic Evaluation of Interventions for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Opportunities and Challenges

Ramesh Lamsal1, Jennifer D Zwicker2,3

  • 1School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, 906-8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1H9, Canada.

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
|August 20, 2017
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Economic evaluations are crucial for assessing healthcare interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). Methodological innovations are needed to overcome challenges in measuring outcomes and costs for this population.

Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Pediatric Healthcare
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

  • Economic evaluation is vital for healthcare decision-making and resource allocation.
  • There is an increasing demand for healthcare services for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).
  • Current economic evaluations for NDD interventions are limited due to methodological challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the need for economic evaluations in pediatric NDD interventions.
  • To identify key challenges in applying existing economic evaluation methods to this population.
  • To propose areas for methodological innovation in NDD intervention evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of existing challenges in economic evaluations for NDDs.
  • Identification of specific areas requiring methodological advancement.
  • Review of outcome measurement, cost assessment, and long-term impact considerations.

Main Results:

  • Paucity of appropriate outcome measurement instruments for children with NDDs and families.
  • Difficulties in accurately measuring costs due to diverse service utilization.
  • Complexities in assessing caregiver/family effects and estimating long-term productivity costs.

Conclusions:

  • Methodological innovation is essential for robust economic evaluations of NDD interventions.
  • Addressing measurement challenges will improve resource allocation decisions.
  • Enhanced evaluations will determine if current spending on NDD interventions offers good value for money.

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