Table 2.
Number of studies fulfilling each CHEERS checklist items
| Item | Item no. | Yes | No | Partially | NA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title and abstract | |||||
| Title | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Abstract | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Introduction | |||||
| Background and objectives | 3a | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3b | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Methods | |||||
| Target population and subgroups | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Setting and location | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Study perspective | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Comparators | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Time horizon | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Discount rate | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Choice of health outcomes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Measurement of effectiveness | 11a | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 11b | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Measurement and valuation of preference based outcomes | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Estimating resources and costs | 13a | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 13b | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Currency, price date, and conversion | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Choice of model | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Assumptions | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Analytical methods | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Results | |||||
| Study parameters | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Incremental costs and outcomes | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Characterising uncertainty | 20a | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 20b | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Characterising heterogeneity | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Discussion | |||||
| Study findings, limitations, generalisability, and current knowledge | 22 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Other | |||||
| Source of funding | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conflicts of interest | 24 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 |