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Table 2 Quality assessment results of economic evaluation reporting using the CHEERS checklist

From: Pharmacogenetic testing for adverse drug reaction prevention: systematic review of economic evaluations and the appraisal of quality matters for clinical practice and implementation

Item (Item No)

Number of studies met the recommendations

Percentage (%)

%Agreement†

Target population and subgroups (4)

59/59

100

98

Study perspective (6)

50/59

85

81

Comparators (7)

58/59

98

98

Time horizon (8)

54/59

92

98

Discount rate for costs and outcomes (9) ††

32/39

82

86

Measurement of effectiveness (Single study-based estimates) (11a)#

50/50

100

95

Measurement of effectiveness (Synthesis-based estimates) (11b) ##

9/9

100

95

Estimating resources and costs (Single study-based EE) (13a)*

9/9

100

95

Estimating resources and costs (Model-based EE) (13b)**

50/50

100

95

Study parameters (18)

50/59

85

84

Incremental costs and outcomes (19)

57/59

97

95

Characterizing uncertainty (Single study-based EE) (20a)*

2/9

22

98

Characterizing uncertainty (Model-based EE) (20b)**

50/50

100

100

Source of funding (23)

47/59

80

95

Conflicts of interest (24)

46/59

78

97

  1. EE: Economic evaluation
  2. † Percent agreement between two independent raters
  3. †† The denominator for the calculations is the studies that reported the discount rate for costs and/or outcomes were from a study period longer than one year, including 39 studies
  4. # The denominator for the calculations is a single study-based estimate of clinical effectiveness data, including 50 studies
  5. ## The denominator for the calculations is synthesis-based estimates of clinical effectiveness data, including 9 studies
  6. * The denominator for the calculations is a single study-based economic evaluation, including 9 studies
  7. ** The denominator for the calculations is a single model-based economic evaluation, including 50 studies