Table 1.
Details of child and family case studies where patient and public involvement informed the health economic study
| FAST | CHICO | Parent-to-Parent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | Enhancing parenting to prevent home injuries in pre-school children | Reducing antibiotic prescribing in children’s cough | One-to-one peer support for parents of disabled children |
| Study design | Single-arm feasibility trial | Single-centre feasibility cluster RCT | Programme evaluation |
| Population (target for intervention) | Parents (child health) | Parents (child health) | Parents (family health) |
| Intervention | Parenting programme incorporating first aid skills and injury-prevention education | Web-based behavioural method used within consultation | One-to-one peer-befriending service |
| Comparator | – | Usual care | Single and multiple coordinator service models |
| Primary (or intended primary) study outcome measure | Injuries at baseline and follow-up | Level of antibiotic prescribing | |
| Economic outcomes | Healthcare resource use | Resources required to care for children with respiratory tract infection from the viewpoint of the NHS and families, including lost productivity and child-reported HRQoL | Costing study of resources required to provide service |
| Perspective | NHS and personal and social services | NHS and personal resource use | Third sector and personal resource use |
CHICO CHIldren’s COugh study, FAST First-aid Advice and Safety Training parenting programme, HRQoL health-related quality of life, NHS national health service, RCT randomized controlled trial