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Table 2 Study Inclusion/exclusion criteria

From: The humanistic, economic and societal burden of Herpes Zoster in Europe: a critical review

 

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Country setting

Present data from a country in the EU or EU in general

Only present data from a non-EU country. No data specific to the EU.

Population

Adults with HZ or PHN

Children

Focus mainly on chicken pox

Immunodepressed patients only (e.g. HIV patients)

 

Studies that contain information on key search terms (inc. QoL, burden, productivity)

Studies that do NOT contain information on key search terms

Study design

Real world data, observational studies, effectiveness, qualitative research and cost studies

Clinical trials of efficacy and safety of treatments presenting QoL data as secondary endpoint only

 

Clinical trials of Zostavax

 

Focus mainly on epidemiological evidence (e.g. incidence, prevalence etc.)

Publication type

For conference abstracts, exclusion if manuscript corresponding to this abstract and presenting equivalent information is already published