The Cost of Patient Education Materials Development: Opportunities to Identify Value and Priorities.

Autor: Papadakos J; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. janet.papadakos@uhnresearch.ca.; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. janet.papadakos@uhnresearch.ca.; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. janet.papadakos@uhnresearch.ca., Samoil D; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Giannopoulos E; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Jain P; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, Canada., McBain S; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Mittmann N; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Papadakos T; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Fox C; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Moody L; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., McLeod R; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education [J Cancer Educ] 2022 Jun; Vol. 37 (3), pp. 834-842. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-020-01893-0
Abstrakt: The study aim was to evaluate the costs associated with developing and reviewing patient education materials (pamphlets) across Ontario cancer centers. While patient education often produces a positive return on investment, limited efforts have been dedicated to optimizing the personnel, time, and capital dedicated to this feat across healthcare systems. Patient education leaders at 14 cancer centers completed a survey measure, estimating the number of hours spent developing and reviewing pamphlets and identifying the personnel involved in each procedural step. The time expended per center in each step was then combined with average salary data for the identified personnel to derive total cost estimates. Cancer centers spend on average $5672 (SD = $3180) developing (M = $4560, SD = $2620) and reviewing (M = $1112, SD = $654) one pamphlet. This cumulates to an average per annum spending of $65,401 (SD = $75,494) for pamphlet development and $19,819 (SD = $28,524) for annual pamphlet review at each cancer center. The cost and number of hours spent developing and reviewing pamphlets varied substantially between cancer centers. While the security of budgets for patient education varies across cancer centers, opportunities to optimize human capital and monetary resources should be considered. Results of the study can be used to advocate for sustainable investment into cancer education programs, improve the coordination of educational materials production and review, and ensure that resource quality and access are consistent across the province.
(© 2020. American Association for Cancer Education.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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