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. 2016 Oct 6;6(10):e012153. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012153

Table 3.

Overview of resource use measures

Item of resource use Unit Unit costs Source of data
Intervention
 Booklet development Hour research time AUD/hour Grant budget
 Pilot testing
  Booklet design Hour Graphic design AUD/hour Designer invoice
  Booklet printing Booklet AUD/booklet Printing invoice
  Questionnaire printing Questionnaire AUD/survey Printing invoice
  Postage Reply paid envelope AUD/envelope Trial records
 Intervention manual development Therapist hour AUD/hour University HR
 Psychologist recruitment Advertisement AUD/advert APS invoice
 Psychologist training Hour of training AUD/hour University HR
 Weekly clinical supervision Hour of supervision AUD/hour Trial records
Trial-related costs
 Trial coordination Hour PhD student AUD/hour University HR
Hour RA AUD/hour University HR
 Psychologist salary Hour psychologist AUD/hour University HR
 Booklets printing Booklet AUD/booklet University HR
 Questionnaires printing Questionnaire AUD/survey Printing invoice
 Telephone counselling Minutes telephone call AUD/min Provider rates
 Recording materials Recorder AUD/recorder Trial records
 Stamps Set AUD/set Trial records
 Envelopes Box AUD/box Trial records
Health services use
 Doctors’ visits Mean number of hours of visit 85% scheduled fee in AUD Medicare Australia
 Diagnostic testing
 Psychologist visit
 Psychiatrist visit
 Social worker
 Counselling service
 Complementary therapies
 Other allied health
Medication use
 Prescribed medications Dose PBS fee Medicare Australia

APS, Australian Psychological Society; AUD, Australian dollar; HR, Human resources; PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; RA, research assistant.