Altruistic and economic measurements used for prevention health services: Faith community nursing program. (August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ziebarth, Deborah
• Is Part Of: Evaluation and program planning. Volume 57(2016:Aug.)
• Page Start: 72
• Page End: 79
• Publication Date: 2016-08
• Subjects: Health planning -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Evaluation -- Periodicals; 362.1068
• DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.02.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0149-7189

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: There is a gap in nursing knowledge about methods to communicate a prevention program's worth. The perception of a prevention program's worth can be continually refined and influenced. Measurements used for "valuing" (estimating worth) of prevention health programming, such as a faith community nursing, are both altruistic and economic. Altruistic measures include story-telling through stories, documentation and activity reports. Economic measures include Net Benefits Analysis of a prevention program, Cost Benefit Analysis of a prevention intervention, Fixed and Variable Cost Percentage considerations. A theoretical model, "Prevention Program Valuing", is presented. This work is important to leverage funding for existing and new disease prevention health programming.