Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science

Over a decade ago, the Society for Prevention Research endorsed the first standards of evidence for research in preventive interventions. The growing recognition of the need to use limited resources to make sound investments in prevention led the Board of Directors to charge a new task force to set...

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Published in:Prevention science 2018-04, Vol.19 (3), p.366-390
Main Authors: Crowley, D. Max, Dodge, Kenneth A., Barnett, W. Steven, Corso, Phaedra, Duffy, Sarah, Graham, Phillip, Greenberg, Mark, Haskins, Ron, Hill, Laura, Jones, Damon E., Karoly, Lynn A., Kuklinski, Margaret R., Plotnick, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boards of directors
Child and School Psychology
Cost benefit analysis
Economic analysis
Economic impact
Economic research
Health Psychology
Intervention
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Policy making
Prevention
Prevention programs
Program implementation
Public Health
Uncertainty
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Summary:Over a decade ago, the Society for Prevention Research endorsed the first standards of evidence for research in preventive interventions. The growing recognition of the need to use limited resources to make sound investments in prevention led the Board of Directors to charge a new task force to set standards for research in analysis of the economic impact of preventive interventions. This article reports the findings of this group’s deliberations, proposes standards for economic analyses, and identifies opportunities for future prevention science. Through examples, policymakers’ need and use of economic analysis are described. Standards are proposed for framing economic analysis, estimating costs of prevention programs, estimating benefits of prevention programs, implementing summary metrics, handling uncertainty in estimates, and reporting findings. Topics for research in economic analysis are identified. The SPR Board of Directors endorses the “Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science.”
ISSN:1389-4986
1573-6695
DOI:10.1007/s11121-017-0858-1