Table 4: Cost of intervention components, in US dollars
DICE
Modified DICE
Control
N = 63
N = 71
N = 72
Equipment and set-up
$275
$0
$0
Telephone
$66
$66
$0
Physician visits
$165
$0
$0
Follow-up telephone calls
$165
$165
$0
Cost per participant
$671
$231
$0
Notes: The cost of telephone follow-up calls based on the cost of an advanced nurse practitioner conducting the calls on day of discharge, day 3 after discharge, and weekly for 4 weeks.