Methodological guidance documents for evaluation of ethical considerations in health technology assessment: a systematic review

Assasi, Nazila; Schwartz, Lisa; Tarride, Jean‐Éric; Campbell, Kaitryn; Goeree, Ron

doi:10.1586/14737167.2014.894464

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“…This picture is very much confirmed in a recent and elaborate systematic review where Assasi and co-authors identify a wide range of guidance documents for incorporation of ethics in HTA and give a comprehensive overview of their methodologies [12]. The review identified 43 conceptual frameworks or practical guidelines: 21 in scholarly articles and 22 in HTA guidelines.…”

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Evaluation of ethical aspects in health technology assessment: more methods than applications?

Hofmann

Lysdahl

Droste

2015

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

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Evaluation of ethical aspects in health technology assessment: more methods than applications?

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Lysdahl

Droste

2015

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

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“…The searches were unrestricted by language or start date, with a search end date of October 1, 2013 (23). Their search identified forty-three documents: twenty-one methodological articles and twenty-two HTA guideline documents.…”

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“…We replicated and updated the database and HTA Web site searches conducted by Assasi et al (23) to determine whether any new methodological guidance articles or guidance had been released since the last date of Assasi's search (October 1, 2013). The database search consisted of replicating the strategy outlined in Assasi et al (23) and kindly provided by to the present authors in full, and updating it to 1 December 2014.…”

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“…The database search consisted of replicating the strategy outlined in Assasi et al (23) and kindly provided by to the present authors in full, and updating it to 1 December 2014. Websites of fifty-seven international and national HTA producers (see the Supplementary Appendix 1) were searched between February and April 2015 for documents in the English language that provided any guidance on identifying or addressing ethical issues when conducting HTA.…”

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“…This perception is not entirely correct, as in the last decade, much work occurred in this space and numerous methodological advances are now evident (23). These advances include, for example, the proliferation of methods for integrating ethical issues into HTA.…”

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Quality Assessment of Ethics Analyses for Health Technology Asssessment

Scott

Bond

Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea

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Int J Technol Assess Health Care

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Objectives: Although consideration of ethical issues is recognized as a crucial part of health technology assessment, ethics analysis for HTA is generally perceived as methodologically underdeveloped in comparison to other HTA domains. The aim of our study is (i) to verify existing tools for quality assessment of ethics analyses for HTA, (ii) to consider some arguments for and against the need for quality assessment tools for ethics analyses for HTA, and (iii) to propose a preliminary set of criteria that could be used for assessing the quality of ethics analyses for HTA. Methods: We systematically reviewed the literature, reviewed HTA organizations' Web sites, and solicited views from thirty-two experts in the field of ethics for HTA. Results: The database and HTA agency Web site searches yielded 420 references (413 from databases, seven from HTA Web sites). No formal instruments for assessing the quality of ethics analyses for HTA purposes were identified. Thirty-two experts in the field of ethics for HTA from ten countries, who were brought together at two workshops held in Edmonton (Canada) and Cologne (Germany) confirmed the findings from the literature. Conclusions: Generating a quality assessment tool for ethics analyses in HTA would confer considerable benefits, including methodological alignment with other areas of HTA, increase in transparency and transferability of ethics analyses, and provision of common language between the various participants in the HTA process. We propose key characteristics of quality assessment tools for this purpose, which can be applied to ethics analyses for HTA purposes. Keywords: Health technology assessment, Ethics analysis, Quality assessment, Methods ETHICS AND HTAThe aim of health technology assessment (HTA) is to provide decision makers with a sound evidence base for health policy decisions, including those on public reimbursement of-or disinvestment from-particular health technologies, screening programs, and changes in clinical guidelines (1-7). Toward that aim, HTA studies the "medical, economic, social, and ethical implications of the development, diffusion, and use of health technologies"-such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, andThe authors thank Nazila Assasi and her co-authors for sharing the details of their search methodology, as well as the anonymous peer reviewers for their helpful comments and feedback. This study builds on the discussions held at the "Workshops on Methodology in Ethics for Health Technology Assessments," which were held in October 2013 in Edmonton and Cologne. The authors gratefully acknowledge the participation and contributions of all of the workshops' participants. The workshops attracted funding and in-kind contributions from:

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