Author:

• Patricia Coelho de Soarez - De Soárez, P.C. - SÃO PAULO, SP - FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO - <patricia.soarez@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-0728

Co-author(s):

• Marta Oliveira Soares - Soares, MO - Centre for Health Economics, University of York - <marta.soarez@york.ac.uk>
• Hillegonda Maria Dutilh Novaes - Novaes, H. M. D. - São Paulo, - Departamento de Medicina Preventiva da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - <hidutilh@usp.br, hidutilh@gmail.com> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9849-0324

Thematic Area:

Planejamento e Gestão em Saúde

Abstract:

Abstract
Most economic evaluations that participate in decision-making processes of incorporation and financing of technologies of health systems use decision models to assess the costs and benefits of the compared strategies. Despite the large number of economic evaluations conducted in Brazil, there is need to deepen methodology about the types of decision models and their applicability in our setting. The objective of this review is to contribute to the knowledge and use of decision models in the context of national economic evaluations of health technologies. This article presents general definitions of models and concerns with its use; describes the main models: decision trees, Markov, microssimulation, discrete event simulation and dynamic; discuss the elements involved in choosing the model; and exemplifies the models covered in national studies of economic evaluation of preventive and health programs, diagnostic and therapeutic technologies.

Keywords:

Decision Support Techniques Decision Support Models Decision Analysis Decision modeling Decision trees Markov chains

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