Abstract
This paper presents results from a pilot study of the synergies between the opportunity costs incurred by research participants, participant compensation, and program attendance in a family-based substance use and HIV preventive intervention for Hispanic adolescents in Miami-Dade County, Florida. To estimate parent/caretaker cost per session and cost for the duration of the intervention, we administered the Caretaker Drug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis Program to a random sample of 34 families who participated in a recent clinical trial of Familias Unidas. The total opportunity cost per parent/caretaker was under 40 per group session, under 30 per family session, and just over 570 for the duration of the intervention. Participants were compensated between 40 and 50 per session and attended more than 79 % of family and group sessions. Parents and caretakers incurred a cost of approximately 30-40 per intervention session for which they were adequately compensated. Attendance was very good overall for this group (>79 %) and significantly higher than attendance in a comparable uncompensated study group from another recent Familias Unidas trial that targeted similar youth. Findings suggest that incentives should be considered important for future implementations of Familias Unidas and similar family-based interventions that target minority and low-SES populations.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 13-20 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Primary Prevention |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2014 |
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Keywords
- Caretaker cost
- Financial incentives
- HIV/drug use prevention
- Opportunity cost
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Medicine(all)
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Opportunity costs and financial incentives for Hispanic youth participating in a family-based HIV and substance use preventive intervention. / McCollister, Kathryn; Freitas, Derek M.; Prado, Guillermo J; Pantin, Hilda.
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T1 - Opportunity costs and financial incentives for Hispanic youth participating in a family-based HIV and substance use preventive intervention
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AU - Prado, Guillermo J
AU - Pantin, Hilda
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AB - This paper presents results from a pilot study of the synergies between the opportunity costs incurred by research participants, participant compensation, and program attendance in a family-based substance use and HIV preventive intervention for Hispanic adolescents in Miami-Dade County, Florida. To estimate parent/caretaker cost per session and cost for the duration of the intervention, we administered the Caretaker Drug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis Program to a random sample of 34 families who participated in a recent clinical trial of Familias Unidas. The total opportunity cost per parent/caretaker was under 40 per group session, under 30 per family session, and just over 570 for the duration of the intervention. Participants were compensated between 40 and 50 per session and attended more than 79 % of family and group sessions. Parents and caretakers incurred a cost of approximately 30-40 per intervention session for which they were adequately compensated. Attendance was very good overall for this group (>79 %) and significantly higher than attendance in a comparable uncompensated study group from another recent Familias Unidas trial that targeted similar youth. Findings suggest that incentives should be considered important for future implementations of Familias Unidas and similar family-based interventions that target minority and low-SES populations.
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