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. 2023 Jul 6;41(11):1469–1514. doi: 10.1007/s40273-023-01268-5

Table 4.

Quality assessment via Drummonds 10-point checklist

Study, year Research aim Alternatives described Effectiveness established Identification of costs and consequences Measurement of costs and consequences Valuation of costs and consequences Extrapolation and discounting Incremental analysis Sensitivity analysis presentation Discussion of study results
Barnett, 2018 [37] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Unclear Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Basson, 2018 [36] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Ericsson, 2018 [35] Yes Partial yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Tzanetakos, 2018 [34] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Ericsson, 2019 [44] Yes Partial yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Gæde, 2019 [52] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Hunt, 2019 [43] Yes Partial yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Johansen, 2019 [68] Yes Partial yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Malkin, 2019a [41] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes
Malkin, 2019b[42] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes
Raya, 2019 [39] Yes Partial yes Partial yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes
Viljoen, 2019 [38] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes
Bain, 2020 [51] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Capel, 2020 [50] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Gorgojo-MartíNez, 2020 [49] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Johansen, 2020 [48] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Martín, 2020 [47] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Capehorn, 2021 [57] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Guzauskas, 2021 [64] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Malkin, 2021 [53] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Partial yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Risebrough, 2021 [70] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Ehlers, 2022a [58] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Ehlers, 2022b [59] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Ekhlasi, 2022 [83] Partial yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes Partial yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Eliasson, 2022 [60] Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Unclear
Franch-Nadal, 2022 [63] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Hu, 2022 [79] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Unclear Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Malkin, 2022 [61] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Ruan, 2022 [81] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Stafford, 2022 [73] Yes Partial yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Viljoen, 2022 [62] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Chien, 2020 [75] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes
Hu, 2021 [76] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Lin, 2021 [78] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Zupa, 2021 [71] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes
Chakravarty, 2018 [65] Yes Yes Yes No No Partial yes NA Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Neslusan, 2018 [66] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Hou, 2019 [74] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Ramos, 2019 [40] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Ramos, 2020a [45] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes No Partial yes
Ramos, 2020b [46] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Reifsnider, 2020 [69] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes
Van der Linden, 2020 [54] Yes Partial yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Ehlers, 2021 [56] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Gourzoulidis, 2021 [55] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Ramos, 2021 [77] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes Yes No Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Reifsnider, 2021 [67] Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes
Lasalvia, 2022 [82] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Partial yes
Peng, 2022 [80] Yes Partial yes Yes Unclear Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial yes
Reifsnider, 2022 [72] Yes Partial yes Yes Partial yes Unclear Yes Yes Yes Partial yes Yes

NA not applicable, Partial yes only a partial answer to the question