Table A6:
Applicability of Studies Assessing Cost-Effectiveness of Flash Glucose Monitoring
| Author, Year | Is study population similar to that in our question? | Are interventions similar to those in our question? | Is health care system in which study was conducted sufficiently similar to current Ontario context? | Were perspectives clearly stated? | Are estimates of relative treatment effect from best available source? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Improvement Scotland, 2018,64 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Hellmund et al, 201887 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Author, Year | Are all future costs and outcomes discounted? | Is value of health effects expressed in terms of quality-adjusted life-years? | Are costs and outcomes from other sectors fully and appropriately measured and valued? | Overall judgment (directly applicable/partially applicable/not applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Improvement Scotland, 201864 | Yes | Yes | No | NAa |
| Hellmund et al, 201887 | No | No | No | Partially applicable |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
Response options for all items were “yes,” “partially,” “no,” “unclear,” and “NA.”