Table 4 Methodological quality of the economic analyses component for cohort studies on the effectiveness of treatment provided by physiotherapists in advanced practice physiotherapy roles
From: Advanced practice physiotherapy in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review
Study | Daker-White et al. 1999 | Richardson et al. 2005 |
|---|---|---|
Item Evaluation Criteria (maximum = 1; minimum = 0)* | ||
1. Well-defined question posed | 0 | 1 |
2. Comprehensive description of the competing alternatives | 0 | 0 |
3. Evidence that the programme would be effective | 1 | 1 |
4a. Identification of all important and relevant resource use and health outcome consequences for each alternative | 1 | 0 |
4b. Resources measured accurately in appropriate units (hours of treatments, numbers of visits, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
4c. Resources valued credibly | 0 | 0 |
5. Resource use and health outcomes consequences adjusted for different times at which they occurred (discounting) | 1 | 1 |
6. Incremental analysis of the consequences and costs of alternatives performed | 1 | 0 |
7. Adequate sensitivity analysis performed | 0 | 1 |
8. Discussion of the results includes issues that are required to inform a purchasing decision | 0 | 0 |
9. Conclusions of the evaluation justified by the evidence presented | 1 | 0 |
10. Applicability of results to local setting | 1 | 1 |
Total score (%) | 50% | 42% |