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Table 1 Data points utilised in the costing model

From: The cost of changing physical activity behaviour: evidence from a "physical activity pathway" in the primary care setting

Variable

Type

Level

Categories

Data Source

Patient Recruitment method

Binary

Patient

Disease register screening/Opportunistic screening

EMIS

Initial patient contact

Categorical

Patient

Opportunistic/letter/letter attached to existing recall letter/phone/text message

EMIS

GPPAQ assessment completed?

Binary

Patient

Yes/No

EMIS

Patient activity index?

Binary

Patient

Active/inactive

EMIS

Patient interested in BI?

Binary

Patient

Yes/No

EMIS

Patient ready to change?

Binary

Patient

Yes/No

EMIS

BI consultation booked/continued?

Categorical

Patient

Booked/continued/patient not interested

EMIS

BI consultation attended?

Binary

Patient

Yes/No

EMIS

Patient received BHF leaflet?

Binary

Patient

Yes/No

EMIS

Patient received support package?

Binary

Patient

Yes/No

EMIS

Patient contact for follow-up?

Categorical

Patient

Letter/Letter attached to existing recall letter/phone/text message

EMIS

Follow-up consultation attended?

Binary

Patient

Yes/No

EMIS

Health professional conducting:

1) Screening consultation

2) Brief Intervention

3) Follow-up

Categorical

Patient

General Practitioner/Nurse (NHS pay band 5)/Nurse (NHS pay band 7)/Healthcare assistant (NHS pay band 2)/Healthcare assistant (NHS pay band 3)

EMIS

Time taken for:

1) Screening consultation

2) Brief Intervention

3) Follow-up

Continuous

Patient

 

EMIS

Member of staff responsible for

1) screening disease registers

2) contacting patients (via letter, phone, text message)

3) booking appointments

Categorical

Centre

Receptionist (NHS pay band 2)/Medical Secretary (NHS pay band 3)/Medical Secretary (NHS pay band 4)/Practice Manager (NHS pay band 5)/Practice Manager (NHS pay band 6)

Survey

Time required for

1) screening disease registers

2) contacting patients

3) booking appointments

Continuous

Centre

 

Survey