Undertake a critical appraisal of an economic evaluation study Start from the assumption that you hold a position as health practitioner in a public health in an organization with responsibility for a large urban population in the US for instance. Use the CASP https://www.casp-uk.net/criticalappraisal as the relevant critical appraisal tool to analyse this article: Reddy KP, Shebl FM, Foote JHA, Harling G, Scott JA, Panella C, Fitzmaurice KP, Flanagan C, Hyle EP, Neilan AM, Mohareb AM, Bekker LG, Lessells RJ, Ciaranello AL, Wood R, Losina E, Freedberg KA, Kazemian P, Siedner MJ. Cost-effectiveness of public health strategies for COVID-19 epidemic control in South Africa: a microsimulation modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2021. Feb;9(2):e120-e129. available at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33188729/ 1. Introduction – 20% Introduce your organisation and discuss the governance mechanisms through which an organization involved in the prevention or management of a health condition (COVID in this case) might ensure that effective (evidence-based) interventions are delivered. 2. Study validity – 25% Using the appropriate critical appraisal tool, first introduce the study then check the study validity by answering the following questions – Did the study address a clear question? – Is the economic evaluation valid? – How were the costs and consequences assessed and compared? 3. Study results – 15% Using the appropriate critical appraisal tool, introduce the study and answer the question What is the overall result. Take into account effectiveness and cost. The result reported should be appropriate for the type of study you have said this is. You should comment on significance. 4. Application to practice 35% Use the appropriate critical appraisal tool and your understanding of the generalizability of economic appraisals to help you answer the following questions: – Does the study present information in a particular way to aid decision making? Describe and interpret this. – Are the results applicable to the scenario described above? How might they be applied? – How do the findings fit with other similar studies? 5. Conclusion 5%Show more
