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Costing behavioral interventions: a practical guide to enhance translation.

Debra P Ritzwoller1, Anna Sukhanova, Bridget Gaglio

  • 1Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, P.O. Box 378066, Denver, CO 80237-8066, USA. debra.ritzwoller@kp.org

Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
|March 18, 2009
PubMed
Summary

Estimating the cost of behavioral interventions is crucial for real-world implementation. This study provides practical methods to assess these costs, with smoking reduction interventions costing an average of $419 per participant.

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Area of Science:

  • Health economics
  • Behavioral science
  • Implementation science

Background:

  • Cost and cost-effectiveness analyses are vital for disseminating behavioral interventions into non-academic settings.
  • Policy makers require evidence of both program effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Limited data currently exists on the implementation costs of behavioral interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose practical analytic steps for efficiently estimating the implementation costs of behavioral interventions.
  • To promote the broader use of cost estimation techniques across various interventions.
  • To provide a framework for evaluating the economic efficiency of behavioral interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a set of analytic steps applicable to a wide range of behavioral interventions.
  • Distinguished between intervention costs and research, development, and recruitment costs.
  • Utilized data from a smoking reduction clinical trial to illustrate the cost estimation procedures.

Main Results:

  • Estimated intervention costs per participant for smoking reduction were $419.
  • Identified a cost range of $276 to $703 per participant, contingent on participant numbers.
  • Demonstrated the application of proposed methods using a practical clinical trial.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate cost estimation is essential for the successful implementation of behavioral interventions.
  • Sensitivity analyses are recommended to assess the impact of varying settings and resources.
  • The proposed methods offer a valuable tool for evaluating the economic feasibility of interventions.