Economic analyses

Question 1

Use when both interventions produce the same outcome (so just costs are compared)

Answer 1

Cost minimisation

Question 2

Use when both interventions result in an outcome that can be measured using same clinical scale (usually as one-dimensional index)

Answer 2

Cost effectiveness

Question 3

Use to approach measured outcomes in monetary terms

Answer 3

Cost benefit

Question 4

Use when outcome measured in QALYS (consider disease outcome, SEs, social impact in addition to clinical effectiveness)

Answer 4

Cost utility

Question 5

Use when comparing two interventions with two different clinical outcomes, and wanting to translate QALYs to health preference states and show characteristics of interventions to help decision makers

Answer 5

Cost consequences