Earlier cancer diagnosis in primary care: a feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!
BJGP Open
; 7(1)2023 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2227596
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
UK cancer survival rates are much lower compared with other high-income countries. In primary care, there are opportunities for GPs and other healthcare professionals to act more quickly in response to presented symptoms that might represent cancer. ThinkCancer! is a complex behaviour change intervention aimed at primary care practice teams to improve the timely diagnosis of cancer.AIM:
To explore the costs of delivering the ThinkCancer! intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis in primary care. DESIGN &SETTING:
Feasibility economic analysis using a micro-costing approach, which was undertaken in 19 general practices in Wales, UK.METHOD:
From an NHS perspective, micro-costing methodology was used to determine whether it was feasible to gather sufficient economic data to cost the ThinkCancer! INTERVENTION Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, ThinkCancer! was mainly delivered remotely online in a digital format. Budget impact analysis (BIA) and sensitivity analysis were conducted to explore the costs of face-to-face delivery of the ThinkCancer! intervention as intended pre-COVID-19.RESULTS:
The total costs of delivering the ThinkCancer! intervention across 19 general practices in Wales was £25 030, with an average cost per practice of £1317 (standard deviation [SD] 578.2). Findings from the BIA indicated a total cost of £34 630 for face-to-face delivery.CONCLUSION:
Data collection methods were successful in gathering sufficient health economics data to cost the ThinkCancer! INTERVENTION Results of this feasibility study will be used to inform a future definitive economic evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (RCT).
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Tipo de estudo:
Estudo experimental
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Estudo prognóstico
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Ensaios controlados aleatorizados
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
BJGPO.2022.0130
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