What is the economic and social return on investment for telephone cancer information and support services in Australia? An evaluative social return on investment study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Over 50% of people affected by cancer report unmet support needs. To address unmet information and psychological needs, non-government organisations such as Cancer Councils (Australia) have developed state-based telephone cancer information and support services. Due to competing demands, evidence of the value of these services is needed to ensure that future investment makes the best use of scarce resources. This research aims to determine the costs and broader economic and social value of a telephone support service, to inform future funding and service provision.

Methods and analysis

A codesigned, evaluative social return on investment analysis (SROI) will be conducted to estimate and compare the costs and monetised benefits of Cancer Council Victoria's (CCV)

SUBMITTER: McCaffrey N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11202755 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature