Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards 2022 (CHEERS 2022) Statement: Updated Reporting Guidance for Health Economic Evaluations

Health economic evaluations are comparative analyses of alternative courses of action in terms of their costs and consequences. The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement, published in 2013, was created to ensure health economic evaluations are identifiable, interpretable, and useful for decision making. It was intended as guidance to help authors report accurately which health interventions were being compared and in what context, how the evaluation was undertaken, what the findings were, and other details that may aid readers and reviewers in interpretation and use of the study. The new CHEERS 2022 statement replaces previous CHEERS reporting guidance. It reflects the need for guidance that can be more easily applied to all types of health economic evaluation, new methods and developments in the field, as well as the increased role of stakeholder involvement including patients and the public. It is also broadly applicable to any form of intervention intended to improve the health of individuals or the population, whether simple or complex, and without regard to context (such as health care, public health, education, social care, etc). This summary article presents the new CHEERS 2022 28-item checklist and recommendations for each item. The CHEERS 2022 statement is primarily intended for researchers reporting economic evaluations for peer reviewed journals as well as the peer reviewers and editors assessing them for publication. However, we anticipate familiarity with reporting requirements will be useful for analysts when planning studies. It may also be useful for health technology assessment bodies seeking guidance on reporting, as there is an increasing emphasis on transparency in decision making.

健康经济评价是从成本与结局角度，对不同备选行动方案开展的对比分析。2013年发布的《整合式健康经济评价报告标准》（Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards, CHEERS）旨在确保健康经济评价具备可识别性、可解读性，并能为决策制定提供有效支撑。该标准最初作为指南，帮助作者准确报告所对比的健康干预措施、研究开展背景、评价实施流程、研究结果，以及其他有助于读者与审稿人解读和使用该研究的相关细节。新版CHEERS 2022规范取代了此前的CHEERS报告指南，其修订既响应了对更易于适配各类健康经济评价的指南的需求，也纳入了该领域的新兴方法与研究进展，同时体现了包括患者与公众在内的利益相关方参与度提升的行业现状。该规范可广泛适用于任何旨在改善个体或人群健康的干预措施，无论其复杂程度如何，且不受应用场景限制（如医疗保健、公共卫生、教育、社会照护等领域）。本篇综述介绍了新版CHEERS 2022的28项核查清单及各条目的相关建议。CHEERS 2022规范主要面向在同行评审期刊上发表经济评价研究的科研人员，以及负责评审稿件以决定其是否可发表的同行评审专家与期刊编辑。不过我们认为，熟悉报告规范要求对研究规划阶段的分析人员同样具有实用价值。随着决策透明度的要求日益提升，该指南对于寻求报告规范指导的卫生技术评估机构也具备参考意义。