Open AccessReview of economic analysis of available interventions on idiopathic short stature
Author(s) -
Boram Lee,
ChanYoung Kwon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000024871
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , economic evaluation , meta analysis , medline , systematic review , homogeneous , cost–benefit analysis , evidence based medicine , alternative medicine , family medicine , nursing , pathology , ecology , physics , biology , political science , law , thermodynamics
Background: Idiopathic short stature (ISS) causes a high economic burden worldwide. As part of a research project that synthesizes economic evidence for Korean medicine treatment of ISS, we describe the methods that will be used for the comprehensive review of articles that analyze health-related economic evaluation for available interventions for ISS using a systematic review methodology. Methods: Eight electronic English, Korean, and Chinese databases will be searched from their inception until December 2020 to identify studies on the economic evaluation of available interventions on ISS, without language, study design, or publication status restrictions. From the included studies, the effectiveness, utility, and cost data will be collected as the outcome measures by two researchers independently. Descriptive analysis of individual studies will be conducted. If it is judged that the interventions and outcomes of the included studies are sufficiently homogeneous, we will attempt a quantitative synthesis through meta-analysis using Review Manager version 5.4 software (Cochrane, London, UK). Results: This study will summarize the evidence regarding the economic evaluation of available interventions for ISS. Conclusions: The findings of this review will help clinicians and patients in evidence-based decision-making in clinical settings and help policy makers develop effective policies and distribute resources based on the available evidence.