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Twenty years of health care economic analysis in Spain: are we doing well?

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The rising demand for health care, together with the scarce available resources, has increased the use of economic analysis as a support tool for policy making. The objective of this study was to make a description of economic evaluation studies carried out in Spain and published during the last 20 years, and to assess their quality. A systematic bibliographic search was made in the main biomedical databases. Full economic evaluation studies made in Spain comparing two or more health care alternatives were included. Statistical analyses included a descriptive analysis, the assessment of the association between pairs of variables, and a homogeneity analysis. A total of 87 studies were included in the review. According to the methodology, the technique most frequently used was cost‐effectiveness analysis. In most cases, some weaknesses could be pointed out: absence of any objective directly linked to the decision‐making process, a non‐explicit perspective, no inclusion of indirect costs, or clinical and economical data not concurrently collected. A continuing challenge for health care economic analysis in Spain is to follow methodological guidelines and reporting conventions, to improve the dissemination of research, as well as to use more sophisticated economic analysis techniques, and to publish in international journals. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Anna García‐Altés, 2001. "Twenty years of health care economic analysis in Spain: are we doing well?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 10(8), pages 715-729, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:hlthec:v:10:y:2001:i:8:p:715-729
    DOI: 10.1002/hec.608
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