Citation

Parker RN, Asencio EK, Plechner D. New Dir. Eval. 2006; 2006(110): 45-57.

Affiliation

University of California, Riverside; University of Minnesota, Duluth

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, American Evaluation Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ev.186

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This report focuses on lessons concerning the design of interventions and the interpretation of outcome and cost-benefit analyses. An intervention can fail due to the implementation of an intervention component in the context of standard treatments, and the interpretation of costs and benefits can change substantially if one considers the alternative long-term outcomes in the absence of the intervention.