Table 3.
Sensitivity analyses on alternative costing approaches
| Usual care ($) (n = 192) | Mean cost/child ($) | Range (minimum-maximum) ($) | Intervention ($) (n = 253) | Mean cost/child ($) | Range (minimum-maximum) ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Additional costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Staff traininga |
4,570 |
24 |
-- |
44,489 |
176 |
-- |
| APC training onlyb |
2,993 |
16 |
-- |
23,316 |
92 |
-- |
|
Health plan perspective costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reported study-related visitsc |
8,025 |
42 |
205 – 2,022 |
72,170 |
285 |
147 – 467 |
| Reported intervention group study-related visitsd |
-- |
-- |
-- |
72,170 |
285 |
147 – 467 |
| Total study-related visitse |
8,025 |
42 |
205 – 2,022 |
162,255 |
641 |
147 – 467 |
| Total intervention group study-related visitse,d |
-- |
-- |
-- |
162,255 |
641 |
147 – 467 |
|
Equipment costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Annuitized equipment costsf | 9,784 | 51 | -- | 63,455 | 251 | -- |
aIncludes trainer salary costs, clinical staff time costs, and trainer and clinical staff travel costs. Clinical staff fringe was estimated at 30% of the hourly wage rate.
bIncludes trainer salary costs, APC time costs, and trainer and APC travel costs.
cBased on provider reimbursements. 13 out of the 192 children in usual care had unexpected study-related weight visits. Reimbursement data was available for 238 study-related visits out of an estimated 504 study-related visits that occurred in the intervention group.
dExcludes unexpected usual care visit costs.
eIncludes missing study-related visit costs that were not reported in provider reimbursement data, but that were imputed based on study visits attended.
fEquipment costs annuitized over 10 years at a discount rate of 3.5%.