Table 2.
Classifications of reviewed papers
| Models used | Decision Tree (n = 11) | Cohort Markov (n = 20) | Individual-based microsimulation Models (n = 2) | System Dynamics Model (n = 3) | Other Models (n = 2) | Total (n = 38) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | - Aggregate | - Aggregate | - Individual | - Aggregate | - Aggregate | ||
| - No accounting for heterogeneity | - Limited heterogeneity by using states | - Flexibility to include heterogeneity by using transition probability function | - Limited heterogeneity by using states | - No heterogeneity | |||
| - Untimed | - Timed | - Timed | - Timed | - Untimed: only before and after intervention | |||
| - No history | - No history | - History | - No history - Allow interactions |
- No history | |||
| Perspective of Costs and Benefits | Health care sector | 6 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Societal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Timeframe | 0-1 year | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1-10 years | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 10 years to life time | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | |