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. 2020 Aug 26;10(8):e038178. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038178

Table 1.

Identified cost items according to pathway analysis

Process to be costed Identification of costs Measurement of costs Valuation of costs Who records cost data and how is it collected
Recruitment of participants Researcher Minutes/hours Salary costs Researcher records time taken
Training
 Training/induction session for participants Project team time Hours Salary costs Project team records time taken
 Training/induction session for accredited exercise physiologist Project team time Hours Salary costs Project team records time taken
Capital
 Leasing of venue for training/induction sessions Cost of leasing Unit cost Market price Research team to record
 Leasing of venues for CR professionals to deliver the SCRAM programme Cost of leasing Unit cost Market price Research team to record
 Wearable sensor devices Cost of sensor device Unit cost Market price Research team to record
 Smartphone Cost of smartphone Unit cost Market price Research team to record
 Computers (desktop or laptop) Cost of computer Unit cost Market price Research team to record
Staffing
 CR professional CR professional time Hours Salary costs CR professional records time taken
 Administrative support Project staff time Hours Salary costs Project staff records time taken
Miscellaneous costs
 Mobile phone/internet access Cost of mobile phone, internet access Unit cost Market price Research team to record
 Stationery Cost of stationery Unit cost Market price Research team to record
 Utilities (ie, electricity) Cost of utility Unit cost Market price Research team to record
 Hosting (server) Cost of server Unit cost Market price Research team to record
 Handouts (flyer and information sheet, etc) Cost of printing Unit cost Market price Research team to record

CR, cardiac rehabilitation;SCRAM, Smartphone Cardiac Rehabilitation, Assisted self-Management.