University of East Anglia, U.K..
University of East Anglia, U.K.
Res Synth Methods. 2010 Apr;1(2):126-35. doi: 10.1002/jrsm.14. Epub 2010 Oct 28.
Systematic reviews and syntheses of evidence are increasingly used to inform public policy decisions. Growing budgetary pressures mean that decision makers often need to consider evidence on the costs and efficiency of alternatives as well as their effects. There are a number of methodological challenges in the identification, appraisal, synthesis, interpretation and use of economic evidence. This article draws on a recently published edited volume to review the latest developments, proposals and controversies in these aspects of economic evidence synthesis methodology. It focuses on two broad classes of approach: systematic review to summarize and compare the findings of existing economic analyses and synthesis of new economic results using decision models. The availability and scope of economic evidence is currently limited in many fields, but improving. Increased engagement between economists, the wider evidence synthesis community, and decision makers is needed to improve both the production and use of economic evidence. Further research to improve the evidence base that underpins application of economic evidence synthesis methodology will need to embrace a broader range of methods than economic evaluation and systematic review alone. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
系统评价和证据综合越来越多地被用于为公共政策决策提供信息。不断增长的预算压力意味着决策者通常需要考虑替代方案的成本和效率以及效果方面的证据。在识别、评估、综合、解释和使用经济证据方面存在许多方法学挑战。本文借鉴最近出版的编辑卷，回顾经济证据综合方法学在这些方面的最新发展、建议和争议。它主要关注两类方法：系统评价，用于总结和比较现有经济分析的结果，以及使用决策模型综合新的经济结果。在许多领域，经济证据的可用性和范围目前受到限制，但正在不断扩大。需要经济学家、更广泛的证据综合界和决策者之间加强参与，以提高经济证据的生产和使用。进一步的研究需要采用比经济评估和系统评价更广泛的方法来改进支持经济证据综合方法学应用的证据基础。版权所有 © 2010 约翰威立父子公司
