Table 5 Healthcare provider and patients’ costs associated with one ‘wave’ of Club Connect (n = 8 patients) ^a

Clinician time for brief neuropsychological assessment (required for individualised CT program)

45 min neuropsychologist time per patient

$45.10 per assessment

based on $60.16 per hour for clinical psychologist services¹

$360.80

Clinician (multidisciplinary) time for delivery of the intervention

60 min psychoeducation per week for 10 weeks + 60 min for 2 clinicians to facilitate computer-based CT for 10 weeks

$70 per hour

based on mean hourly rate of clinical psychologist services¹, psychiatry registrar and old age psychiatrist² × 10 weeks + $60.16 per hour based on clinical psychologist services¹ × 2 clinicians x 10 weeks

$1,903.20

Club Connect workbook

Printing and binding per workbook

$17.40 for each participant

$139.20

Computer lab costs for computer-based CT

8 desktop computers

$800 for each computer =$6,400;

used by 24 participants over 12-month period, amounting to $266.70 per participant

$2,133.60

Refreshments

Arnott’s biscuits 3 kg + tea, coffee, sugar

$43.00

$43.00

Administration costs for organisation of baseline assessment and follow-up of group attendance each week

Estimate 2 hours for baseline assessments and 30 min per week for follow-up of group attendance

$279.90

based on $39.98 per hour for psychological services¹

$279.90

Total for intervention

Average cost per participant

$4,856.70

$607.50