Cost-effectiveness of physical activity intervention in children – results based on the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) study

Table 4 Resources used for the physical activity intervention and associated costs over two years

	Resources used	Unit cost	Cost per exercise club	Cost per child
Family-based physical activity counselling (6 visits)
Personnel costs of family-based counselling ^a	3.67 h	€29.56		€108.50
Printing costs of fact sheets given for the families	20 pcs	€0.08		€1.52
Minor gifts for the families				€20.60
Healthy snacks served to the children				€2.70
Parents’ time use costs ^b	8.67 h	€27.78		€240.88
After-school exercise clubs
Personnel costs of after-school exercise clubs ^c	76.00 h ^d	€58.49	€4445.50 ^e	€348.67 ^f
Costs of sports halls	76.00 h ^d	€23.05	€1751.80 ^g	€137.40 ^h
All costs per child without parents’ time use				€619.00
All costs per child with parents’ time use				€860.27

^a) Personnel costs: exercise medicine specialist with average hourly wage 21.12€ + 40% overhead= €29.56/h
^b) Parents’ time use costs. Average hourly wage in year 2014 = €19.84 + 40% overhead = €27.78/h
^c) 2 exercise instructors * 1.5 hours* (€13.93 + 40% overhead) = 2 * 1.5 hours * €19.50 = €58.49 per exercise club session
^d) There were 38 exercise clubs per year and thus 76 exercise clubs during the 2-year intervention.
^e) Personnel costs for after-school exercise clubs (€58.49 * 76 times) = €4445.50 per group
^f) (24 groups * €4445,50)/306 children= €106 692/ 306 children = €348.67 per child
^g) Costs of sports hall (€23.05 * 76 times) = €1751.80 per group
^h) (24 groups * €1751.80)/306 children = €42043.20/ 306 children= €137.40 per child

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