Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ilda Hoxhaj, Carolina Castagna, Giovanna Elisa Calabro, Stefania Boccia
Summary: This study investigated the existing HTA training initiatives for healthcare professionals provided by international HTA agencies and organizations worldwide. The results showed that only 21 out of 124 screened agencies/organizations/public-private partners provided such training initiatives. The majority of the training initiatives were provided at the European level, focusing on HTA application and methodology, particularly in the economic domain. The technologies covered mainly included drugs.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Ting Wang, Neil McAuslane, Helga Gardarsdottir, Wim G. Goettsch, Hubert G. M. Leufkens
Summary: There is a growing trend for pharmaceutical companies to seek scientific advice on drug development from a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) perspective, to improve the efficiency of their studies and support positive HTA recommendations. This study evaluates pharmaceutical companies' strategies and practices for seeking HTA-related scientific advice based on information collected directly from companies.
DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY
(2022)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Malgorzata Galazka-Sobotka, Iwona Kowalska-Bobko, Krzysztof Lach, Aneta Mela, Maciej Furman, Iga Lipska
Summary: This study analyzed HB-HTA systems/models in selected European countries to provide an optimal approach for implementing HB-HTA in Poland. The research highlighted the differences in organizational models, financing types, and stakeholder collaborations in HB-HTA among the countries studied.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Unni Gopinathan, Trygve Ottersen, Pascale-Renee Cyr, Kalipso Chalkidou
Summary: This article discusses the use and features of 'evidence-informed deliberative processes' (EDPs) among health technology assessment (HTA) agencies worldwide, emphasizing the importance of procedural aspects such as conflict of interest, roles of stakeholders in HTA, and public justification of decisions. It also explores the need for new knowledge and models to maximize the value of deliberative processes in the expanding frontiers of HTA, especially in primary care, public health interventions, and international collaboration scenarios.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Ingunn Mundal, Mariela Loreto Lara-Cabrera, Moises Betancort, Carlos De las Cuevas
Summary: In this study, latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify different typologies of patient preferences for involvement in the decision-making process in mental healthcare settings. Three distinct preference typologies were identified, accounting for 78% of the variance. These findings highlight the variations in psychiatric patients' preferences for treatment involvement based on demographic variables and health status, offering valuable insights for mental healthcare research.
Article
Health Policy & Services
Ana Carolina De Freitas Lopes, Hillegonda Maria Dutilh Novaes, Patricia Coelho De Soarez
Summary: This study aims to analyze patient and public involvement in public consultations conducted by Conitec in Brazil during the first 10 years of operation and identify factors associated with changes in Conitec's recommendations. The study found that increased engagement of patients and their families was associated with changes in Conitec's preliminary recommendations regarding the adoption of technologies.
HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Lourens T. Bloem, Rick A. Vreman, Niels W. L. Peeters, Jarno Hoekman, Menno E. van Der Elst, Hubert G. M. Leufkens, Olaf H. Klungel, Wim G. Goettsch, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse
Summary: The study found that high uncertainty identified by the EMA was associated with negative relative effectiveness assessments (REAs) and negative overall reimbursement recommendations. Medicines with high uncertainty were more likely to receive negative evaluations from health technology assessment (HTA) agencies.
CTS-CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Pascale Renee Cyr, Vageesh Jain, Kalipso Chalkidou, Trygve Ottersen, Unni Gopinathan
Summary: The study found that Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) on public health interventions are less common compared to clinical interventions, and evaluations of population-based public health interventions lack comprehensive quality and rigor of evidence. Countries with more resources and mature HTA systems conducted the most evaluations, and exploring their experiences could help overcome barriers to evaluating public health interventions.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Ivett Jakab, Melanie D. Whittington, Elizabeth Franklin, Susan Raiola, Jonathan D. Campbell, Zoltan Kalo, R. Brett McQueen
Summary: This study aimed to engage patients and payers to discuss and rank the importance of additional value criteria. Payers viewed value as criteria providing tangible benefits, while patients saw value as options potentially benefiting them in the future. However, payers found these criteria difficult to measure and incorporate into objective decision making.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Peg Allen, Renee G. Parks, Sarah J. Kang, Debra Dekker, Rebekah R. Jacob, Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, Ross C. Brownson
Summary: This qualitative study examines supportive management practices instituted as part of a training and technical assistance intervention for evidence-based decision making (EBDM) capacity in local public health departments. The study finds that leadership and middle management practices that support EBDM integration include dedicating staff, creating guidelines, setting expectations, providing trainings and resources, and offering guidance. The presence of a supportive organizational culture and climate facilitates the integration of these management practices.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mackenzie Mills, Panos Kanavos
Summary: There is a disconnect between regulatory agencies and HTA agencies on the approval and evaluation of medicines, leading to heterogeneity and uncertainty in the conditional marketing authorisation process.
Article
Agronomy
Pomi Shahbaz, Shamsheer ul Haq, Azhar Abbas, Zahira Batool, Bader Alhafi Alotaibi, Roshan K. Nayak
Summary: Women-operated farms in Pakistan face challenges and opportunities in adapting to climate change. This study measures the decisional empowerment and innovativeness of women farmers and their role in adopting climate-smart agricultural practices. Results show that women farmers with more decisional power and innovativeness are more likely to adopt such practices, highlighting the importance of empowering women in agriculture to enhance food security and mitigate climate change.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lisa A. Baumann, Anna L. Bruett
Summary: The study showed that German rehabilitation service users prefer joint decision-making at all levels, with the highest preference for active participation at the macro level. Compared to psychosomatic indications, an orthopaedic indication significantly decreased their desire for participation at the micro level.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Francesco Ramponi, Pakwanja Twea, Benson Chilima, Dominic Nkhoma, Isabel Kazanga Chiumia, Gerald Manthalu, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, Paul Revill, Michael Drummond, Mark Sculpher
Summary: Health technology assessment provides analytical tools for resource allocation decisions in health systems. While there is increasing interest in these tools in some middle-income countries, they are rarely used in low-income countries. However, even in resource-constrained health systems, the use of health technology assessment to support a broad range of decisions is feasible and desirable.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Waqas Ullah Khan, Aviv Shachak, Emily Seto
Summary: This article discusses how the framing effect and evaluation phase of prospect theory can provide valuable insights into the adoption choices of digital health technologies and why individuals make these choices.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)