SCIEâ?Ts approach to economic evaluation in social care.

摘要: This report forms part of SCIEâ?Ts wider work on economics. It presents position how economic evaluations should be undertaken, and the results used, to inform decision-making in social care sector. sets out view evaluation undertaken Five key statements are listed below, with detailed discussion about each main body this report. 1. Economic adopt a broad analytic perspective examining impact an intervention all relevant stakeholders, including people who use services their families. 2. An measure outcomes that defined from carers. Few single-index, preference-based outcome measures currently exist care. Those do relatively new validity reliability still being tested. In meantime, evaluators demonstrate how, when measuring outcomes, they have taken account views 3. always value cost unpaid associated or interventions under evaluation. A range methods for valuing SCIE advocates chosen valuation method clearly justified and, given ongoing debates, sensitivity alternative If decision is not care, justified. 4. When synthesising it may necessary consider studies different settings one evaluated, doing so, transferability issues between within countries. Resource data extracted at synthesis stage, even if constitute full partial evaluations. 5. To address equity implications resource allocation, describe costs benefits subgroups population present findings separately.