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Estimating the Costs of Preventive Interventions

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: The goal of this article is to improve the practice and reporting of cost estimates of prevention programs. It reviews the steps in estimating the costs of an intervention and the principles that should guide estimation. The authors then review prior efforts to estimate intervention costs using a sample of well-known but diverse studies. Finally, the authors illustrate the principles with an example, the Family Bereavement Program. They conclude that example by discussing whether and how the costs of the intervention might differ when implemented in a real-world setting.

Source: Evaluation Review

DOI: 10.1177/0193841x07299247

Authors: E. Michael Foster, Michele M. Porter, Tim S. Ayers, Debra L. Kaplan, Irwin Sandler

Institution: Arizona State University

Language: English

Topic: Evaluation and Performance Assessment

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health