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Table 1 Cost and outcome measures for the within-trial economic evaluation by the RE-AIM outcomes

From: Understanding implementation costs of a pediatric weight management intervention: an economic evaluation protocol

Outcomes

Corresponding strategy

Cost of BHF-LC (CLC)

Cost of BHF-PO (CPO)

Outcome measure (E)

ACER/ICER

Interpretation

Reach

-LC- consultee-centered training focusing on recruitment at schools and clinics

-Develop a packaged implementation blueprint- referral process

-LC training and consultation sessions

-BHF recruitment training

-Recruitment activities

-BHF recruitment training

-Recruitment activities

-Number, proportion, & representativeness of eligible families screened

CLC-CPO/ELC-EPO

Cost of per additional person recruited

Effectiveness

-BHF program training and delivery

-All LC activities

-BHF program training and delivery

-BHF program training and delivery

-Reduction in BMI z-scores

CLC-CPO/ELC-EPO

Cost per additional BMI z-score reduced

Adoption

-Fund and contract

-Response to RFA from potential community stakeholders and organizations

-Response to RFA from potential community stakeholders and organizations

-Objective count of communities responding to RFA and contracted to implement BHF

Call/Eall

Cost per community adoption

-LC- consultee-centered training with focus on BHF cohort adoption

-Develop a packaged implementation blueprint- BHF online training resources & package

-LC training and consultation sessions

-Online training and program packaging

-BHF program training and delivery

-Online training and program packaging

-BHF program training and delivery

-Objective count of # of BHF cohorts initiated

CLC-CPO/ELC-EPO

Cost per additional cohort initiated

Implementation

-LC- consultee-centered training with focus on implementation fidelity

-LC training and consultation sessions

None

-Average fidelity scores from the direct observation

CLC/ELC-EPO

Cost per additional changes in fidelity scores

-Develop a packaged implementation blueprint- BHF online training resources & package

-Online training and program packaging

-Online training and program packaging

-Average knowledge check scores from BHF online training resources

-Summarized implementation fidelity assessed via direct observation.

Call/Eall

Cost per knowledge score/unit of implementation fidelity

Maintenance- setting level

-LC- sustainability action planning

-LC training and consultation sessions

None

-Objective count of BHF cohort continued

CLC/ELC-EPO

Cost per additional 3rd cohort initiated

  1. RE-AIM Reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance, BHF Building Healthy Families, LC Learning collaborative, PO Package only, RFA Request for application, ACER Average cost-effectiveness ratio, ICER Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, LOI Letter of intent