From: Optimal search strategies for detecting cost and economic studies in EMBASE
Search term OVID search* | Sensitivity (%) (Cost: n = 183; Economics: n = 31) | Specificity (%) (Cost: n = 27586; Economics: n = 27738) | Precision (%)†| Accuracy (%) (n = 27769) |
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Best Sensitivity – Costs exp economic aspect OR costs.tw. | 100.0 | 93.0 (92.68 to 93.29) | 8.6 (7.44 to 9.83) | 93.0 (92.73 to 93.33) |
Best Sensitivity – Economics cost effectiveness analysis.sh. OR randomized.tw. OR economic.tw. | 100.0 | 92.3 (91.98 to 92.61) | 1.4 (0.93 to 1.93) | 92.3 (91.99 to 92.62) |
Best Specificity – Costs cost effectiveness.tw. OR cost effective.tw. | 54.1 (46.88 to 61.32) | 99.5 (99.37 to 99.54) | 39.8 (33.68 to 45.84) | 99.2 (99.05 to 99.26) |
Best Specificity – Economics cost effectiveness.tw. OR sensitivity analys:.tw. | 51.6 (34.02 to 69.21) | 99.4 (99.31 to 99.49) | 8.8 (4.68 to 12.91) | 99.4 (99.25 to 99.44) |
Best Optimization of Sensitivity & Specificity – Costs cost.mp. OR costs.tw. OR health care cost.sh. | 98.4 (96.52 to 100.20) | 97.1 (96.87 to 97.27) | 18.2 (15.81 to 20.63) | 97.1 (96.88 to 97.28) |
Best Optimization of Sensitivity & Specificity – Economics cost.tw. OR costs.tw. | 96.8 (90.55 to 102.99) | 97.6 (97.43 to 97.79) | 4.3 (2.82 to 5.85) | 97.6 (97.43 to 97.79) |