Table 3

Calculations of times and costs for the total intervention group and for the car occupants.

Time

Telephone calls including before and after work

Intervention group (n = 288)

Intervention car occupants

(n = 87)

Intervention cyclists (n = 99)

Intervention pedestrians

(n = 102)

Total time

180 hours

(4.5 weeks)

59 hours

(1.4 weeks)

58 hours

(1.5 weeks)

66 hours

(1.6 weeks)

Costs for the total time

Salary for the nurses

38 000 SEK

12 000 SEK

-

-

Rent for premises

4 500 SEK

1 000 SEK

-

-

Total

42 500 SEK

13 000 SEK

-

-

Mean cost per participant

146 71 SEK

133 25 SEK

-

-

(SD)

42.21

33.97

Confidence interval (CI)

141.82–151.61

128.53–137.98

Franzén et al. BMC Health Services Research 2009 9:98   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-9-98