Costs associated with treatment of insomnia in Alzheimer’s disease caregivers: a comparison of mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia

Table 1 Resource utilization: measured units and cost valuation

RESOURCE	MEASURED UNITS	COST VALUATION
INTERVENTION SET-UP RESOURCES
Instructor Training
Time	Hours	Salary + benefits
Courses, Exams	Items	Purchased cost
Staff Training	Hours	Salary + benefits
Session Planning	Hours	Salary + benefits
Materials Preparation	Hours	Salary + benefits
Participant Scheduling	Hours	Salary + benefits
Room Set-Up, Clean-Up	Hours	Salary + benefits
Fixed Equipment (meditation bell, computer)	Items	Purchased cost
TIME-DEPENDENT RESOURCES
Staff Time
Materials Distribution	Hours	Salary + benefits
Session Tracking	Hours	Salary + benefits
Calculating Sleep Efficiency	Hours	Salary + benefits
Instructor Time
In-Class Time	Hours	Salary + benefits
Treatment Planning	Hours	Salary + benefits
Non-Structured Time with Participants	Hours	Salary + benefits
Overhead and Facilities	N/A^a	N/A^a
VARIABLE RESOURCES
Other AD Caregiver Time while Participant in Intervention	Hours	Hourly wage rate
Homework Materials	Item	Purchased cost
Participant Time
In Sessions	Hours	Hourly wage rate
Travel To/From Sessions	Average hours	Hourly wage rate
Completing Home Components (E.g., sleep diaries, worry logs, home meditation practice)	Hours	Hourly wage rate

N/A Not applicable, CBT-I Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, MAP-I Mindful awareness practices for insomnia
^aOverhead and facilities costs were estimated to be minimal and similar between the two interventions, thus were excluded from the analysis

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