Table 1

Estimations for the cost per additional patient screened


Item Cost
Quantity
Cost

Mail out postage
$1.84
137 mailed packages
$252.08
Mail back postage
$5.00
57 returned by patients
$285.00
Video/DVD duplication costs
$5.00
137
$685.00
Materials (Boxes and packaging
$1.00
137
$137.00
Staff time
$17.00/hour
9 hours staff time
$153.00
Total Cost


$1,512.08
Cost per additional patient screened
Difference in patients screened between intervention and control = 16 patients
$1,512.08/16
$94.51

Lewis et al. Implementation Science 2008 3:32   doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-32