Challenges to decision-making processes in the national HTA agency in Brazil: operational procedures, evidence use and recommendations

Table 1 Classification of studies used as evidence in HTA reports according to selected criteria^a

Study category	Criteria
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Description of the characteristics and current uses of the technology	Evaluation of safety and effectiveness	Cost-effectiveness analysis	Information on costs and financial impact	Organisational considerations	Systematic or systematised review	Critical evaluation of the quality of the evidence	Ethical, social and legal considerations
Full HTA	Always	Always	Always	Always	Optional	Always	Optional	Optional
Mini-HTA	Always	Always	Not performed	Always	Optional	Always	Optional	Optional
Rapid review	Always	Always	Not performed	Optional	Optional	Always	Optional	Optional
Other	Always	Optional	Not performed	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional

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