Welcome to DIRUM
Database of Instruments for Resource Use Measurement
DIRUM is an open-access database of resource-use questionnaires for use by health economists involved in trial-based economic evaluations. Funded by the Medical Research Council Network of Hubs for Trial Methodology Research, DIRUM offers a unique (and permanent) web address for each resource use measure for citation in papers and reports. DIRUM also provides a repository of methodological papers related to resource use and cost measurement.
Recent Publications
Core Items for a Standardized Resource Use Measure (ISRUM): Expert Delphi Consensus Survey
Taxonomy for methods of resource use measurement
Resource-use measurement based on patient recall: issues and challenges for economic evaluation
Recent Instruments
DIRUM contains 98 instruments. The most recently added are shown below:
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The Resilience Hubs Evaluation Economic Patient Questionnaire
The Resilience Hubs evaluation, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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REACH-ASD Service Use Interview (SUI)
REACH-ASD University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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HEQ COVID-19 COVID-19
Judit Simon, Susanne Mayer
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MYPAN
Dyfrig A. Hughes
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Multiple Sclerosis Health Resource Utilization Survey
Nils-Henning Ness, Rocco Haase, Raimar Kern, Dirk Schriefer, Benjamin Ettle, Christian Cornelissen, Katja Akguen and Tjalf Ziemssen
Latest News
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COMPASS COII
Monday 21 September 2020
New resource use instrument - COMPASS COII now added!
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New resource use measures added - Pathway RUM
Monday 30 September 2019
Introducing the new Pathway RUM
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New resource use measures added - CASA
Friday 22 February 2019
Introducing the Child and Adolescent Services Assessment (CASA)
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PRIMROSE RUM added to database
Friday 16 February 2018
Employment, Housing, Health and Leisure (EHHaL) baseline form added
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New resource use measures added
Sunday 11 February 2018
WREN Cardiac Rehabilitation Resource Use Questionnaires