Preferred Reporting Items for Studies Mapping onto Preference-Based Outcome Measures: The MAPS Statement

Conclusions. It is anticipated that the MAPS statement will improve the clarity, transparency, and completeness of reporting of mapping studies. To facilitate dissemination and uptake, the MAPS statement is being co-published by 7 health economics and quality-of-life journals, and broader endorsement is encouraged. The MAPS working group plans to assess the need for an update of the reporting checklist in 5 years.

Source: Medical Decision Making - August 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Petrou, S., Rivero-Arias, O., Dakin, H., Longworth, L., Oppe, M., Froud, R., Gray, A. Tags: Web-Only Article Source Type: research