Facilitators and barriers to the use of economic evaluations in nutrition and public health

Abstract: Aims: Interventions targeting diets have the potential to reduce a consistent fraction of the chronic disease burden. Economic evaluations of such interventions can be an important tool in guiding public health practitioners and decision makers at various levels, yet there are still not many economic evaluations in this area. This qualitative study explored facilitators and barriers in conducting and using economic analyses to inform decision makers in the field of public health nutrition. Methods: Data were collected through written, open-ended questionnaires administered to twenty-three participants (13 from academia and 10 from government) using purposive sampling and analysed through a conventional content analysis. Results: The analysis revealed two broad categories of barriers, which included: i) “Methodological challenges”, and; ii) “Barriers related to application of economic evaluations.” Two main categories of facilitators were also identified: i) “Facilitators .... https://www.seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/3271

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: Facilitators and barriers to the use of economic evaluations in nutrition and public health ; day:13 ; month:01 ; year:2020 ; South eastern european journal of public health ; (13.01.2020)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Alessandra Lafranconi ; Vera Meusel ; Sandra Caldeira ; Suzanne Babich ; Katarzyna Czabanowska

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/seejph-3271
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020070114381690074212
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.