Table 2 Cost–consequence results
From: Impact assessment of the Centre for Research Excellence in Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery
Costs | Description | AU$ 2020 value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Direct CRE costs | Postdocs and future leaders | 360,116 | |
PhD scholarship contributions | 129,924 | ||
Clinical stipends | 120,000 | ||
Travel/study/future leader grants | 108,000 | ||
Admin (salaries for CRE manager and admin support) | 717,703 | ||
Impact assessment | 139,341 | ||
Capacity-building events | 125,614 | ||
Stroke Biobank | 230,828 | ||
Modafinil in Debilitating Fatigue After Stroke (MiDAS) | 195,216 | ||
Development of hair cortisol test | 150,290 | ||
Hunter Volunteer Stroke Register | 77,210 | ||
Service change and Supporting Lifestyle and Activity Modification after Transient Ischaemic Attack (SLAM-TIA) | 72,472 | ||
Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtables (SRRR) | 62,116 | ||
Consultants | 11,170 | ||
Total direct research cost | 2,500,000 | ||
Indirect CRE costs | In-kind labour CIA & CIB | 366,541 | |
In-kind labour other CI/associate investigators & non-funded associates | 42,553 | ||
Total indirect research contribution | 409,094 | ||
Implementation costs | Attendance at capacity-building and other CRE events | 992,646 | |
Total CRE research and implementation costs | 3,901,740 | ||
Consequences | AU$ 2020 value (attributed) | Lower (20%) | Upper (50%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Grants leveraged—All grants and consultancies | 17,411,114 | 12,995,130 | 32,487,825 |
Fellowships leveraged—All NHMRC and other fellowships | 771,986 | 539,999 | 1,349,997 |
Scholarships leveraged—PhD scholarships and travel grants | 162,302 | 38,360 | 189,552 |
Awards leveraged—Value of award monies | 25,476 | 10,190 | 50,952 |
Increase in lifetime earnings—Completed PhDs (14) @ $30,000 | 420,000 | 84,000 | 210,000 |
Savings from usage of Hunter Stroke Register | Not monetized | Â | Â |
Savings from usage of Stroke Biobank samples | Not monetized | Â | Â |
Adoption of modafinil for managing post-stroke fatigue | Not monetized | Â | Â |
Commercialization potential of hair cortisol testing | Not monetized | Â | Â |
Total return on investment | 18,790,879 | 13,667,679 | 34,288,325 |
Return on investment (per dollar spent) | 4.82 | 3.50 | 8.79 |