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Table 3 MAP-I and CBT-I societal costs, per-participant and per-program for individually- and group-delivered programsa

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

RESOURCE

INDIVIDUALLY-DELIVERED

GROUP-DELIVERED

MAP-I

CBT-I

MAP-I

CBT-I

Participant

Program

Participant

Program

Participant

Program

Participant

Program

INTERVENTION SET-UP

 Instructor Training

  Time

$66

$3300

$320

$15,975

$66

$3300

$320

$15,975

  Courses, Exams

$224

$11,200

$51

$2527

$224

$11,200

$51

$2527

 Staff Training

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Session Planning

$1

$50

$6

$300

$18

$900

$23

$1150

 Materials Preparation

$26

$1300

$26

$1300

$26

$1300

$26

$1300

 Participant Scheduling

$11

$550

$16

$800

$11

$550

$16

$800

 Room Set-Up, Clean-Up

$0

$0

$0

$0

$21

$1050

$23

$1150

 Fixed Equipment

$1

$23

$6

$313

$1

$23

$6

$313

Set-up Totals

$329

$16,423

$425

$21,215

$367

$18,323

$465

$23,215

TIME-DEPENDENT

 Staff Time

  Materials Distribution

$17

$850

$30

$1500

$17

$850

$30

$1500

  Session Tracking

$13

$650

$15

$750

$13

$650

$15

$750

  Calculating Sleep Efficiency

$0

$0

$20

$1000

$0

$0

$20

$1000

 Instructor Time

  In-Class Time

$594

$29,700

$1802

$90,100

$85

$4243

$257

$12,871

  Treatment Planning

$0

$0

$328

$16,400

$0

$0

$47

$2343

  Non-Structured Time with Participants

$41

$2050

$246

$12,300

$6

$293

$35

$1757

 Overhead and Facilitiesb

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Time-dependent Totals

$665

$33,250

$2441

$122,050

$121

$6036

$404

$20,221

VARIABLE

 Other AD Caregiving Time while Participant in Intervention

$402

$20,100

$426

$21,300

$402

$20,100

$426

$21,300

 Homework Materials for Each Participant

$1

$50

$1

$50

$1

$50

$1

$50

 Participant Time

  In Sessions

$268

$13,400

$293

$14,650

$268

$13,400

$293

$14,650

  Travel To/From Sessions

$134

$6700

$134

$6700

$134

$6700

$134

$6700

  Completing Outside-of-Session Componentsc

$85

$4250

$258

$12,900

$85

$4250

$258

$12,900

Variable Totals

$890

$44,500

$1112

$55,600

$890

$44,500

$1112

$55,600

TOTALS

$1884

$94,173

$3978

$198,865

$1377

$68,859

$1981

$99,036

SAVINGS WITH MAP-I

$2094

$104,692

  

$604

$30,178

  
  1. N/A Not applicable, CBT-I Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, MAP-I Mindful awareness practices for insomnia
  2. aCosts are presented per participant (“Participant”) and per program (“Program”). Individually-delivered programs assume that interventions are delivered to individuals in a 1:1 instructor-to-participant ratio; group-delivered assume group-based delivery in a 1:7 instructor-to-participant ratio
  3. bOverhead and facilities costs were estimated to be minimal and similar between the two interventions, thus were excluded from the analysis
  4. cE.g., sleep diaries, worry logs, home meditation practice