Table 3.

COPE Intervention Costs

Cost Type	Description	How Measured
Staff Training	Training of interventionists, nurses, and screeners	Wage + fringe benefit costs for interventionists, nurses, and screeners multiplied by time spent in training
Screening for Eligibility	Screening delivered by a trained staff member	Wage of screeners + fringe benefit cost, multiplied by time spent delivering screening
OT Intervention Delivery	Home intervention delivered by OTs	Wage of OTs + fringe benefit costs multiplied by time delivering OT home visits
Nurse Initial Assessment	Nurse home assessment of patients	Wage of nurse + fringe benefit cost multiplied by time spent conducting the home assessment
Nurse Follow Up Phone Call to Caregiver	Nurse reporting laboratory test results to caregiver	Wage of nurse + fringe benefit cost multiplied by time spent reporting back to caregiver by phone
OT Contacts Outside of Intervention Delivery	OT contacts outside of delivering the intervention; includes telephone support, preparation for visits and documentation of visits. Communications are with CCCI, study nurse, other healthcare providers, caregiver/family clients, or other relevant individuals	Wage + fringe benefit costs of OT and personnel being communicated to, multiplied by time spent
OT and Nurse Travel Time	OT and nurse travel to and from patient homes and training sites	Wage + fringe benefit costs of OT and nurse personnel multiplied by time spent in travel
Communication Between Nurse and Healthcare Providers	Nurse communication (telephone or in person) to geriatrician or other physicians/other care providers (excludes nurse communications with study OT personnel since this time is separately costed)	Wage + fringe benefit costs of nurse and healthcare provider being communicated to, multiplied by time spent
Supervision	Supervision of screeners, OTs and nurses by a trained staff member	Wage + fringe benefit costs of supervisor multiplied by time spent supervising
Activity Supplies	All activity supplies purchased specifically for this grant, such as cards, folding towels, making flower arrangements etc.	Cost of activity supplies
Materials	All office materials (print and otherwise) used for screening, and mailing test results	Cost of materials used for screening, and mailing test results (Note: exclude costs of recruitment materials such as consent forms, since these are research costs not program costs)
Mileage	Mileage for OT and nurse travel	Roundtrip mileage travel by OT and nurses multiplied by prevailing mileage reimbursement rate
Care Plan	Monthly cost of care plan	Cost of care plan developed and implemented by OTs