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Table 5 Classification of structural elements, specific to each modelling approach, according to the decision frameworks

From: Systematic narrative review of decision frameworks to select the appropriate modelling approaches for health economic evaluations

Modelling approach

Number of frameworks that include this modelling approach

n (%a)

Structural assumptions n (%b) [reference]

Population resolution

First-order uncertainty

Interactivity

Resource constraints

Dimension of time

Not specified within framework

Classification

Not specified within framework

Classification

Not specified within framework

Classification

Not specified within framework

Classification

Not specified within framework

Classification

Cohort

Individual

Deterministic

Stochastic

Static/independent

Dynamic/dependent

Unlimited resources

Constrained resources

Untimed

Discrete

Continuous

Decision tree

8 (100)

3 (37.5)

[6, 9, 12]

5 (62.5)

[7, 8, 10, 11, 13]

3 (37.5)

[10, 11, 13]

4 (50)

[6, 9, 12, 13]

4 (50)

[7, 8, 10, 11]

2 (25)

[10, 11]

2 (25)

[7, 11]

6 (75)

[6, 810, 12, 13]

0

6 (75)

[6, 811, 13]

2 (25)

[7, 12]

0

4 (50)

[6, 8, 9, 12]

4 (50)

[7, 10, 11, 13]

0

0

Markov cohort model

8 (100)

3 (37.5)

[6, 9, 12]

5 (62.5)

[7, 8, 10, 11, 13]

0

4 (50)

[6, 9, 12, 13]

3 (37.5)

[7, 8, 10]

2 (25)

[10, 11]

2 (25)

[7, 11]

6 (75)

[6, 810, 12, 13]

0

6 (75)

[6, 811, 13]

2 (25)

[7, 12]

0

4 (50)

[6, 8, 9, 12]

0

4 (50)

[7, 10, 11, 13]

1 (12.5)

[13]

Microsimulation

6 (75)

1 (16.6)

[9]

0

5 (83.3)

[7, 8, 10, 11, 13]

3 (50)

[9, 10, 13]

0

3 (50)

[7, 8, 11]

2 (33.3)

[7, 11]

4 (66.7)

[810, 13]

2 (33.3)

[8, 10]

5 (83.3)

[811, 13]

1 (16.7)

[7]

0

2 (33.3)

[8, 9]

0

3 (50)

[7, 10, 13]

3 (50)

[10, 11, 13]

Discrete event simulation

7 (87.5)

1 (14.3)

[12]

1 (14.3)

[13]

6 (85.7)

[711, 13]

4 (57.1)

[9, 10, 12, 13]

0

3 (42.9)

[7, 8, 11]

2 (28.6)

[7, 11]

1 (14.3)

[13]

5 (71.4)

[810, 12, 13]

4 (57.1)

[8, 9, 11, 12]

0

4 (57.1)

[7, 10, 12, 13]

3 (42.9)

[8, 9, 12]

0

2 (28.6)

[11, 13]

4 (57.1)

[7, 10, 11, 13]

Agent-based models

2 (25)

0

0

2 (100)

[8, 13]

1 (50)

[13]

0

1 (50)

[8]

0

0

2 (100)

[8, 13]

1 (50)

[8]

0

1 (50)

[13]

1 (50)

[8]

0

1 (50)

[13]

1 (50)

[13]

System dynamics

5 (62.5)

0

5 (100)

[811, 13]

0

2 (40)

[9, 13]

3 (60)

[8, 10, 11]

2 (40)

[10, 11]

1 (20)

[11]

0

4 (80)

[810, 13]

5 (100)

[811, 13]

0

0

2 (40)

[8, 9]

0

3 (60)

[10, 11, 13]

3 (60)

[10, 11, 13]

Compartmental models

2 (25)

1 (50)

[6]

1 (50)

[8]

0

1 (50)

[6]

1 (50)

[8]

1 (50)

[8]

0

0

2 (100)

[6, 8]

2 (100)

[6, 8]

0

0

2 (100)

[6, 8]

0

0

0

  1. aDenominator out of 8 (total number of decision frameworks identified).
  2. bDenominator out of the number of frameworks that have discussed that specific modelling approach (i.e. second column).