METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY OF ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS ALONGSIDE TRIALS OF KNEE PHYSIOTHERAPY.

Lidia García-PérezRenata LinertováAlejandro Arvelo-MartínCarolina Guerra-MarreroCarlos Enrique Martínez-AlbertoLeticia Cuéllar-PompaAntonio EscobarPedro Serrano-Aguilar

Published in: International journal of technology assessment in health care (2017)

Economic evaluation papers dedicate little space to methodological features of related clinical trials; therefore, the methodological quality can be underestimated if evaluated separately from the trials. Future economic evaluations should follow more strictly the recommendations about methodology and the authors should pay special attention to the quality of reporting.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
quality improvement
total knee arthroplasty
emergency department
randomized controlled trial
health insurance
clinical practice
adverse drug
phase ii
open label