Research Article

Programme Costing of a Physical Activity Programme in Primary Prevention: Should the Costs of Health Asset Assessment and Participatory Programme Development Count?

Table 4

Resource use and total cost of programme implementation (without inputs provided by the scientific team) by setting, types of activity, and input/cost categories.

Sports clubCompanyResidential district
PImin.max.PImin.max.PImin.max.

Nonpersonnel costs

Costs of infrastructure and equipment

Floor area of gym (m²)HI35070300
LI15070300
Duration of an exercise unit (minutes)HI909090
LI606060

Total costs of gym120 €60 €180 €0 €0 €0 €12 €6 €18 €
Total imputed costs of gym900 €450 €1,351 €233 €117 €350 €1,001 €500 €1,501 €
Total costs of equipment600 €300 €900 €0 €0 €0 €100 €50 €150 €
Total imputed costs of equipment184 €136 €319 €162 €119 €280 €558 €405 €954 €

Costs of marketing

Concept/advertisement577 €288 €865 €nonenonenone232 €116 €348 €
Printing costs (posters)incl.incl.incl.nonenonenone60 €30 €90 €
Printing costs (flyers)nonenonenonenonenonenone156 €78 €234 €
Announcementnonenonenonenonenonenonenonenonenone
Miscellaneous costs50 €25 €75 €nonenonenonenonenonenone
Total costs of marketing627 €313 €940 €0 €0 €0 €448 €224 €672 €

Costs of pilot workout or 3-day health seminar

Pilot workout 3*3 h3-day health seminar2*pilot workout 3*3 h
Costs for the trainer and/or the organiser of the course207 €186 €228 €1,221 €1,099 €1,343 €414 €373 €455 €
Costs of child care90 €81 €99 €nonenonenone180 €162 €198 €
Rent for roomsnonenonenonenonenonenonenonenonenone
Material costsnonenonenonenonenonenonenonenonenone
Other (e.g., Catering)nonenonenone480 €240 €720 €nonenonenone
Total costs of pwo and hs297 €267 €327 €1,701 €1,339 €2,063 €594 €535 €653 €

Personnel costs

Participant time costs0 €0 €0 €0 €0 €0 €0 €0 €0 €

Costs of exercise instructors and childcare (for a 3-month exercise programme)

Wage per hour of instructors23 €21 €25 €31 €28 €34 €20 €18 €22 €
Total costs of instructors 690 €621 €759 €930 €837 €1,023 €600 €540 €660 €

Mean additional time effort of the trainer

Oneway (minutes)HI52015
LI42015
Presence (before and after) (minutes)HI181520
LI251520
Preparation (minutes)HI202030
LI202030

Total imputed costs of instructors (inclusive additional time)1,242 €1,118 €1,366 €2,093 €1,883 €2,302 €1,400 €1,260 €1,540 €
Costs of child care per hour8 €7 €9 €nonenonenone8 €7 €9 €
Total costs of child care 240 €216 €264 €nonenonenone240 €216 €264 €

Costs of temporal effort of the joint group (7 meetings)

Ø number of persons/meeting*577
Conceptual design (minutes)280280280
Total costs (Conceptual design)446 €401 €490 €624 €562 €687 €624 €562 €687 €
Organ./implementation (minutes)200200200
Costs of implementation318 €287 €350 €446 €401 €490 €446 €401 €490 €
Organ./implementation of pilot workout (minutes)505050
Costs (implementation of pilot workout)80 €72 €88 €111 €100 €123 €111 €100 €123 €
Organ./implementation of exercise facilities (minutes)656565
Costs (implementation of exercise facilities)104 €93 €114 €145 €130 €159 €145 €130 €159 €
Total time (minutes/person)595595595
Total costs (implementation)502 €451 €552 €702 €632 €772 €702 €632 €772 €

Personnel costs of temporal effort of the setting group (5 meetings)

Ø number of persons/meeting*121212
Conceptual design (minutes)197263300
Total costs (conceptual design)394 €355 €433 €526 €473 €579 €600 €540 €660 €
Organ./implementation (minutes)177263 270
Costs of implementation354 €319 €389 €526 €473 €579 €540 €486 €594 €
Organ./implementation of pilot workout (minutes)89118135
Costs (implementation of pilot workout)178 €160 €196 €236 €212 €260 €270 €243 €297 €
Organ./implementation of exercise facilities (minutes)89118135
Costs (implementation of exercise facilities)178 €160 €196 €236 €212 €260 €270 €243 €297 €
Total time (minutes/person)552762840
Total costs (implementation)710 €639 €781 €998 €898 €1,098 €1,080 €972 €1,188 €

Abbreviations: h: hour; hs: health seminar; m: metre; max: maximum; min.: minimum; PI: personnel information; organ.: organisation; pwo: pilot workout.
Italic figures: imputed cost values (as values alternative to financial values).
*Without scientists.