Social return on investment economic evaluation of supportive care for lung cancer patients in acute care settings in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unmanaged consequences of cancer and its treatment are high among patients with lung cancer and their informal carers, resulting in avoidable healthcare use and financial burden. Provision of cancer supportive care addressing the impacts of cancer and its treatment has demonstrated efficacy in mitigating these consequences; however, globally, there is a lack of investment in these services. Paucity of robust economic evidence regarding benefit of cancer supportive care has limited policy impact and allocation of resources. This study therefore utilised a Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodology to conduct a forecast evaluation of lung cancer supportive care services, to ascertain potential social value and return on investment.

Methods

An SROI economic evalu

SUBMITTER: Hyatt A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685972 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature