Critical Appraisal of Health Economics

CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF
HEALTH ECONOMICS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................1
DISCUSSION..................................................................................................................................1
Critical appraisal of study using the Drummond 10 question checklist for identification of
strengths and weaknesses of the study.........................................................................................1
Critically appraise study and compare costs and consequences from this study with costs and
consequences from other study therefore demonstrating synthesis of relevant evidence...........4
IMPLICATIONS.............................................................................................................................4
Recommendation by critical evaluation of economic principles, theories and models as
appropriate to the healthcare intervention...................................................................................4
Recommendations by critical evaluation of Factors....................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Economic evaluation of intervention for children with Neurodevelopmental disorders.
Nowadays, there is more demand for health care services and there are many challenges that they
have to face. Economic evaluation is being done so that people can live safely and this will
improve population health. When there are limited resources in society then good decisions
should be taken so that material can be used in efficient manner (Edwards and McIntosh, 2019).
Health economics study is important because it will help in providing details about decision
makers so that resources can be used efficiently and there must be minimum wastage of
resources. Economic evaluation is done to identify health economics, tool which can be used for
comparing cost. It is important to determine intervention so that problem can be solved and it
will be beneficial for all.
Health economics is important because it will help in making plans, regulate them and
evaluation should be done so that proper services can be provided. Healthcare provision and
policy are influenced by social norms and face challenges (Neumann, Willke and Garrison Jr,
2018). In report, critical analysis of health care intervention for children with
Neurodevelopmental disorders is discussed. Recommendations are provided which include,
relevant principles, theories, models which are suitable to health care intervention and evaluation
is also done. Further, factors such as, equality effectiveness, cost consequences, measurement of
cost, validity, sensitivity and net benefit is described. Key points are discussed which is noticed
from economic evaluation of intervention for children.
DISCUSSION
Critical appraisal of study using the Drummond 10 question checklist for identification of
strengths and weaknesses of the study
Critical appraisal is a kind of process that helps in assessing outcome of a research in order
to judge its trustworthiness. Study chosen for critical appraisal is Economic Evaluation of
Interventions for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Opportunities and Challenges by
Lamsel and Zwicker, 2017 (Lamsal, R. and Zwicker, J.D., 2017). Evaluation of this study for
identification of strengths and weaknesses will be done using Drummond 10 question checklist.
It is one of the best methods that can be used for evaluation of healthcare programs.
1. Well defined questions in answerable form
1.1 examination of effects and cost of program or service
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Yes
1.2 Involvement of comparison of alternatives
Yes
1.3 Analysis view point stated in decision making
Yes, view point is given that cost in reference case should use National Health Services and
personal social services
2. Comprehensive description of given competing alternatives
2.1 omission of important alternatives
As it is a systematic review there is a possibility of omission
2.2 consideration of do nothing alternative
No
3. Effectiveness of established service or program
3.1 Effectiveness of program was done thorough randomised, controlled clinical trial
Yes
3.2 Effectiveness established through clinical studies overview
Yes measurement of effectiveness though clinical trails was done
3.3 Assumptions or observational data used for clinical studies overview
No observational or assumption data was taken
4. Identification of important consequences and cost for every alternative.
4.1 Whether range was wide enough for research question
No range was not wide enough for research questions
4.2 Study covered all relevant viewpoints
Yes relevant viewpoints were considered
4.3 Were operational and capital cost included
No operational and capital cost was not included
5. Measurement of consequences and cost in appropriate physical units
5.1 Item omitted from measurement
Yes because researcher faced difficulties in the measurement of costs due to service
utilization in a wide variety of sectors
5.2 Presence of special circumstances that made measurement difficult
Special circumstances such as: special education during school were included
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