The PEDE database contains detailed information on 5,083 full economic evaluations including CEAs, CUAs, CBAs and CMAs published from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 2023, in peer-reviewed journals, HTA technical reports and government reports. It also contains 5,198 health state utility weights extracted from CUAs reporting QALYs or DALYs.
Annual updates of the database are carried out by a team of researcher using systematic methods to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness.
Together with standard citation information, the PEDE database provides the following additional information for each record:
- Target population
- Population category
- Disease class: ICD-9CM or ICD-10
- Age group(s)Experimental intervention
- Intervention category
- Primary health outcome
- Analytic technique: CEA, CUA, CBA, CMA
For cost-utility analyses:
- Condition/disorder
- Descriptions of health states
- Utility weight for each health state
- Source of utility weight
Click here for a detailed description of the above categories.