A micro costing analysis of the development of a primary care intervention to improve the uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The application of economic analysis within implementation science is still developing and the cost of intervention development, which differs markedly from the costs of initial implementation and maintenance, is often overlooked. Our aim was to retrospectively cost the development of a multifaceted intervention in primary care to improve attendance at diabetic retinopathy screening.

Methods

A retrospective micro costing of developing the intervention from the research funder perspective was conducted. It was based on a systematic intervention development process involving analysis of existing audit data and interviews with patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs), conducting consensus meetings with patients and HCPs, and using these data together with a rapid

SUBMITTER: Ahern S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7877098 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature