Table 1. Intervention costs and participant cost components.
| Cost domain | Costs | Sub-total | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program labor | |||
| Recruitment | |||
| Identification of participant pool | $ 20,848 | ||
| Participant contact activities | $ 49,663 | ||
| Recruitment labor subtotal | $ 70,511 | ||
| Intervention delivery | |||
| Training (trainer and trainees) | $ 21,422 | ||
| Interventionist labor | $ 231,720 | ||
| Interventionist supervision | $ 31,974 | ||
| Intervention delivery labor subtotal | $ 285,116 | ||
| Program non-labor | |||
| Interventionist travel | $ 1,359 | ||
| Supplies | $ 10,934 | ||
| Postage | $ 6,397 | ||
| Program non-labor subtotal | $18,690 | ||
| Direct intervention costs | $ 374,317 | ||
| Overhead rate (58%) | $ 217,104 | ||
| Total intervention costs | $ 591,421 | ||
| Value of reduced hospitalizations1 | $ (137,500) | ||
| Total system-related intervention costs | $ 453,921 | ||
| Costs incurred by participants | |||
| Travel costs (financial) | $ 17,472 | ||
| Travel costs (time) | $ 35,440 | ||
| Time in intervention sessions | $ 70,880 | ||
| Other costs (e.g., purchasing exercise equipment) |
$2,851 | ||
| Savings from reduced resource use (e.g., less junk food) |
$ (9,251) | ||
| Participant costs subtotal | $ 117,392 | ||
| Total societal costs of intervention | $ 571,313 |
1
Value of reduced medical hospitalizations is based on the difference between intervention and control groups and between baseline and 12 months. Intervention participants experienced 11 fewer medically-related hospitalizations during the first 12 months than control participants. The savings are calculated from the H-CUP website using the most recent (2011) estimates.