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Enhancing the net benefits of disseminating efficacious prevention programs: a note on target efficiency with illustrative examples.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18343990     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We consider the implementation, in a non-research setting, of a new prevention program that has previously been evaluated in a randomized trial. When the target population for the implementation is heterogeneous, the overall net benefits of the implementation may differ substantially from those reported in the economic evaluation of the randomized trial, and from those that would be realized if the program were implemented within a selected subgroup of the target population. This note illustrates a simple and practical approach to targeting that can combine risk-factor results from the literature with the overall cost-benefit results from the program's randomized trial to maximize the expected net benefit of implementing the program in a heterogeneous population.
Authors:
David S Salkever; Stephen Johnston; Mustafa C Karakus; Nicholas S Ialongo; Eric P Slade; Elizabeth A Stuart
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-03-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Administration and policy in mental health     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0894-587X     ISO Abbreviation:  Adm Policy Ment Health     Publication Date:  2008 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-07-03     Completed Date:  2008-09-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8914574     Medline TA:  Adm Policy Ment Health     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  261-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA. salkever@umbc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Humans
Information Dissemination*
Models, Psychological
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Preventive Health Services / organization & administration*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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