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Table 2 Cost model components for three measurement methods in the current study a (sd)

From: Data collection costs in industrial environments for three occupational posture exposure assessment methods

Cost component

Applicable to all methodsb

Inclinometer

Video observation

Daily questionnaire

 

ČM (Planning meetings)

€ 2340

    

ČA (Administration)

€ 2548

    

ČR (Recruitment administration)

€ 2216

    

ČE (Equipment)

€ 2401

 

€ 6030

€ 2095

 

ČT (Piloting and training)

€ 4916

 

€ 1777

€ 693

€ 559

 

Unit cost mean (sd)

Study design parameter

Unit cost mean (sd)

Unit cost mean (sd)

Unit cost mean (sd)

ċV (Unit cost per trip to worksite)

€ 273 (€159)

nt = 30

ċH (Unit cost per accommodation day)

€ 149 (€22)

nn - = 38

ċR (Unit cost of worker recruitment)

€ 22 (€14)

nw = 27

ċS (Unit cost of measurement supplies)

nm = 80

€ 1

€ 4

ċF (Unit cost of first worker measured)

nd = 51

€ 508

€ 342

€ 135

ċC (Unit cost of concurrently measured workers)

nc = 29

€ 83 (€ 49)

€ 216 (€ 70)

€ 9 (€ 8)

C T m Total Study Cost c

 

€ 65342

€ 55 714

€ 36 925

  1. aresearcher, employer, and worker production costs combined.
  2. bcosts that are required no matter which method is used.
  3. ctotal study cost for applying that method, including the costs in the first column.