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| Title |
A Practical Guide to Value of Information Analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PharmacoEconomics, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40273-014-0219-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Edward C. F. Wilson |
| Abstract |
Value of information analysis is a quantitative method to estimate the return on investment in proposed research projects. It can be used in a number of ways. Funders of research may find it useful to rank projects in terms of the expected return on investment from a variety of competing projects. Alternatively, trialists can use the principles to identify the efficient sample size of a proposed study as an alternative to traditional power calculations, and finally, a value of information analysis can be conducted alongside an economic evaluation as a quantitative adjunct to the 'future research' or 'next steps' section of a study write up. The purpose of this paper is to present a brief introduction to the methods, a step-by-step guide to calculation and a discussion of issues that arise in their application to healthcare decision making. Worked examples are provided in the accompanying online appendices as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11 | 46% |
| Australia | 3 | 13% |
| New Zealand | 3 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 4 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 50% |
| Scientists | 8 | 33% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 230 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 224 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 19% |
| Researcher | 35 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 14% |
| Other | 14 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 36 | 16% |
| Unknown | 59 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 16% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 17 | 7% |
| Engineering | 16 | 7% |
| Decision Sciences | 12 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 69 | 30% |
| Unknown | 69 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 July 2022.
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