Table 1 Criteria for the selection of studies
Types of publications | Inclusion: articles published in peer-reviewed journals and documents published on official websites Exclusion: communications to congresses, letters to the editor, editorials, commentaries |
|---|---|
Types of articles / documents | Inclusion: original articles (qualitative studies, surveys, interviews, consensus methods, panels of experts), systematic reviews, formulations of conceptual frameworks based on evidence / expert opinion, guidelines / procedures manuals or dissemination articles Exclusion: opinion articles |
Scope | Inclusion: articles that address the identification, selection or categorization of prioritization criteria, define or propose strategic or operational frameworks for the selection of health priorities, or describe the mechanisms or processes employed by different national and international agencies to prioritize medicinal products and medical devices Exclusion: methodological developments |
Area | Inclusion: prioritization processes designed to inform reimbursement and financing policies Exclusion: prioritization processes aimed at other areas (inform the development of guidelines, clinical protocols, detection systems of new or emerging technologies, observation of technologies, disinvestment, health technology assessment units, etc.) |
Language | Inclusion: English. Also, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. |
Time frame | Unlimited |