Cost-Benefit Analysis of an Intervention in Divorced Parents: Implications for Society, Public Administrations and Family Visitation Centers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

卷:19

Leire Alcaniz¹  Ana Martínez-Pampliega²  Marta Herrero² 

[1] Department of Finance and Economics, Deusto Business School, University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain;

[2] Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain;

关键词: cost-benefit;    divorce;    mental health;    efficiency;    children;    mental health outcomes;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph19063484

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Families going through conflictive divorce processes are at increased risk of developing mental health problems. The Egokitzen program is a group intervention for parents who have undergone a divorce process, funded by the public administration. Budgetary constraints cause funding institutions to be interested in the effectiveness and economic efficiency of these programs. Therefore, the objective of this research is to carry out an efficiency analysis of the Egokitzen program, implemented by family visitation centers in Spain, through a cost-benefit analysis, to determine whether the positive impact on symptomatology (measured using CBCL and SCL-90 instruments) is translated into a positive economic impact for society. A sample of 382 parents participated. Costs will be first identified and valued; secondly, benefits achieved with the program will be identified through a prevalence analysis and, finally, the cost-benefit comparative analysis will be carried out. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis will be performed. The results obtained in the analysis indicate that for every euro spent on this program, the public administration and society save 3.10 euros in future interventions through medical costs and productivity losses. The study has practical implications for public administration, organizations, and the family visitation centers that implement the program.

【 授权许可】

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