The effectiveness of generic emails versus a remote knowledge broker to integrate mood management into a smoking cessation programme in team-based primary care: a cluster randomised trial

Table 3 Cost minimisation analysis

	Generic email arm^a (A)	Tailored rKB arm^b (B)	Both arms (C)	Generic email arm total (A) + (C)	Tailored rKB arm total (B) + (C)	Difference [(B) + (C)] − [(A) + (C)]
Intervention costs^c	10,611.17	11,839.81^d	25,744.25^e	36,355.42	37,584.06	1228.65
Literature review and intervention preparation costs	–	–	5779.33	5779.33	5779.33	0
Suicidal ideation protocol costs	–	–	3953.87	3953.87	3953.87	0
Total costs	10,611.17	11,839.81	35,477.45	46,088.62	47,317.26	1228.65

^aParticipants in the generic email arm received monthly messages (related to smoking and depression) exclusively via email
^bParticipants in the rKB arm received personalised support through phone and email-based check-ins
^cIntervention costs for the generic email arm included costs with the preparation of resources, communicating with FHTs and training research staff and students; Intervention costs for the tailored rKB arm included training the rKB, preparing study instruments, communicating with HCPs of each clinic and preparing FHT-specific data to share with HCPs
^dThis value includes delivery-related costs (not intervention costs) of the tailored remote knowledge broker arm (11,819.81) and the cost of telecommunications (emails, phone calls) (20.00)
^eThis value includes the cost of delivering both arms (22,167.25), the cost of running two webinars (1650.00) and the cost of mailing materials to participating Family Health Teams (1927.00)

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