Table 3 Itemised costs of embedding specialist preventive care clinician in the community mental health service for 6 months
| Â | Cost per unit | Unit | Units utilised (n) | Totals | Adjusted1 totals ($) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base case intervention costs | ||||||
 Labour | ||||||
  Specialist clinician training (occupational therapist) | $49.69 | Hours | 16 | $794.97 | $794.97 | [63] |
  Specialist clinician salary (occupational therapist) | $49.69 | Hours | 355.2 | $17,648.34 | $8085.20 | [63] |
  Reception staff support | $24.56 | Hours | 8 | $196.44 | $90.00 | [65] |
Premises cost/room space | $245.00 | Metres2 | 12 | $2940.00 | $2940.00 | [72] |
Telephone calls | $560.00 | Phone plan | 1 | $560.00 | $256.55 | [66] |
 Printing | ||||||
  Self-help pamphlets | $0.432 | Pamphlets | 100 | $69.00 | $31.61 | |
  Fax referral forms | $0.233 | Referrals | 84 | $41.16 | $18.86 | |
Travel costs | $0.66 | km | 540 | $356.40 | $163.28 | [70] |
Overheads (% of total labour) | 27.5% | % | Â | $5125.93 | $2466.00 | [71] |
Total base case intervention Costs | Â | Â | Â | $27,684.41 | $14,825.34 | Â |
Base case cost per participant | Â | Â | Â | $68.19 | Â | Â |
Parameters varied in sensitivity analyses (all non-specified parameters remain the same as the base case) | ||||||
(i) Registered nurse | ||||||
 Specialist clinician training (registered nurse) | $38.86 | Hours | 16 | $590 | $590 | [76] |
 Specialist clinician salary (registered nurse) | $38.86 | Hours | 355.2 | $13,092 | $5998 | [76] |
 Total intervention costs sensitivity analysis (i) |  |  |  | $21,613 | $11,902 |  |
(ii) Peer worker | ||||||
 specialist clinician training (peer worker) | $32.81 | Hours | 16 | $525 | $525 | [63] |
 Specialist clinician salary (peer worker) | $32.81 | Hours | 355.2 | $11,656 | $5955 | [63] |
 Total intervention costs sensitivity analysis (ii) |  |  |  | $19,699 | $10,981 |  |
(iii) Reception support increased | ||||||
 Specialist clinician salary | $49.69 | Hours | 235.2 | $11,686 | $5354 | [63] |
 Reception staff support | $24.56 | Hours | 128 | $3143 | $1440 | [65] |
 Total intervention costs sensitivity analysis (iii) |  |  |  | $23,839 | $13,064 |  |