Table 8.
Health Educator Resource Use and Cost per Participant per Session
| Variable | Phone | FTF Clinica | pb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting Prep Time | 2.34 ± 2.5 | 2.4 ± 2.5 | 0.65 |
| Data Collection Time | 2.7 ± 4.2 | 3.1 ± 4.0 | 0.25 |
| Session Timec | 2.9 ± 2.6 | 2.9 ± 2.6 | 0.81 |
| Travel Time | 0.3 ± 1.1 | 1.7 ± 2.7 | 0.00 |
| Food Prep Time | 0.5 ± 1.3 | 0.8 ± 2.4 | 0.11 |
| Emails | 1.5 ± 1.3 | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 0.53 |
| Phone Calls | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 1.00 |
| Conference Call Line Costd | $1.61 ± 1.43 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cost per Participant per Sessione | $9.84 ± 7.10 | $9.58 ± 6.80 | 0.65 |
Values are Means ± SD.
a
There were 217 responses concerning FTF Clinic and 215 concerning Phone Groups.
b
Significant p-value <0.05 for differences between FTF clinic and phone groups. All time in minutes.
c
Data were collected on some days with no session.
d
Conference Calls cost $0.05 per person per minute with an average of 11.2 participants.
e
Cost per session calculations use a wage of $30/hour and assume each call or email took five minutes. These costs exclude toll-free call costs and prepackaged meals during weight loss.