Estimating development cost of an interactive website based cancer screening promotion program.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to estimate the initial development costs for an innovative talk show format tailored intervention delivered via the interactive web, for increasing cancer screening in women 50-75 who were non-adherent to screening guidelines for colorectal cancer and/or breast cancer.

Methods

The cost of the intervention development was estimated from a societal perspective. Micro costing methods plus vendor contract costs were used to estimate cost. Staff logs were used to track personnel time. Non-personnel costs include all additional resources used to produce the intervention.

Results

Development cost of the interactive web based intervention was $.39 million, of which 77% was direct cost. About 98% of the cost was incurred in personnel time

SUBMITTER: Lairson DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4395551 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature