title: Cost template for meaningful activity intervention for mild cognitive impairment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of the study was to describe and compare cost estimates for a pilot study of the Daily Enhancement of Meaningful Activity intervention for persons with mild cognitive impairment-caregiver dyads.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The increasing complexity of the healthcare system and rising healthcare costs have forced nurse scientists to find ways to effectively improve healthcare quality and control cost, but no studies have examined costs for new programs that target persons with mild cognitive impairment-caregiver dyads.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pilot study data were used to develop a cost template and calculate the cost of implementing the Daily Enhancement of Meaningful Activity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean cost per dyad was estimated to be $1327.97 in the clinical setting, compared with $1069.06 if a telephone delivery mode had been used for 4 of the 6 face-to-face sessions. This difference was largely due to transportation-related expenses and staff cost.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  : Daily Enhancement of Meaningful Activity should be evaluated further with larger and more diverse samples as a technology-delivered health promotion program that could reduce costs.
authors: Department of Adult Health, Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center, Indiana University, IN, USA. yuelu@iupui.edu
authors: Yvonne Yueh-Feng
authors: YY
authors: Lu
authors: Tamilyn
authors: T
authors: Bakas
authors: Joan E
authors: JE
authors: Haase
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation
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