Table A10:
Author, Year, Country of Publication | Is the study population similar to the question? | Are the interventions similar to the question? | Is the health care system studied sufficiently similar to Ontario? | Were the perspectives clearly stated? If yes, what were they? | Are all direct effects included? Are all other effects included where they are material? | Are all future costs and outcomes discounted? If yes, at what rate? | Is the 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 Judgmenta |
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NICE, 201769 United Kingdom | Partially | Yes | Partially | Yes: NHS and PSS | Partially | Yes: 3.5% | No | NA | Partially applicable |
Annemans, 201459 United Kingdom | Partially | Yes | Yes | Yes: NHS | Partially | Yes: 3.5% | Yes | NA | Partially applicable |
Abbreviations: NHS, National Health Service; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; PSS, Personal Social Services.
Note: Response options for all items were “yes,” “partially,” “no,” “unclear,” and “NA” (not applicable).
Overall judgment may be “directly applicable,” “partially applicable,” or “not applicable.”