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Table 2 Table showing cost units of items in the Otago Exercise Programme

From: A prospective cohort study measuring cost-benefit analysis of the Otago Exercise Programme in community dwelling adults with rheumatoid arthritis

Activity

Resource Type

Type & Units

Cost/Unit

Annual Cost

Cost Per Participant per year (N = 535)

Equipment

Materials

2 x Ankle Cuffs Weights 535

Average

£17.40

($25.12)

£9309.00

($13,439.86)

£8.70

($12.56)

Training course for 27 PTs

1 Lead PT

Instruction 27 h

£34/h

($49/h)

£918.00

($1325.36)

£1.72

($2.48)

 

Materials

2 Instruction Manual for LPT

£40.00

($57.75)

£80.00

($115.50)

£0.15

(£0.22)

  

Ankle Cuff Weights

   

Intervention

PT Labour

3 h per participant per session

£34/h

($49/h)

£54,570

($78,785.43)

£102

($147.26)

PT Travel Time

1 h per participant per session

£34/h

($49/h)

£18,190

($26,261.80)

£34

($49)

LPT Quality control check

27 LPT QCC

£34/h

($49/h)

£918

($1325.36)

£1.72

($2.48)

PT Telephone Calls

0.75 h per participant per session

£25.50/h

($36.82)

£13,642.50

($19,696.36)

£25.50

($36.82)

TOTALs

   

£97,627.50

($140,949.70)

£182.48

($263.46)

Overhead Costs

  

19.31% of resources use

£18,851.87

($27,217.40)

£30.25

($43.67)

Total after overhead costs

   

£116,479.37

($168,167.10)

£217.72

($314.33)

  1. PT-Physiotherapist
  2. LPT- Lead Physiotherapist