Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Tobacco Dependence : A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Good decisions on which health interventions to invest can be facilitated by high quality evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of interventions. Although there are several reviews of evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation progr...
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okr-10986-136812021-04-23T14:03:09Z Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Tobacco Dependence : A Systematic Review of the Evidence Ronckers, Sandy Ament, Andre ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO DEPENDENCY SMOKING CESSATION TOBACCO USE SMOKING CIGARETTES NICOTINE ADVERTISING COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS CONSUMERS COST ANALYSIS COST EFFECTIVENESS COUNSELING DISEASES ECONOMIC EVALUATION EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INTERVENTIONS INTERVENTION NATIONAL HEALTH NICOTINE DEPENDENCE NUTRITION NUTRITION OVERHEAD COSTS PAPERS PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PHYSICIANS PREGNANT WOMEN PREMATURE DEATH PRICE INCREASES PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS SCHOOL EDUCATION SELF HELP SEX SICK LEAVE SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING CESSATION TAX REVENUES THERAPY TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TOTAL COSTS YOUNG PEOPLE Good decisions on which health interventions to invest can be facilitated by high quality evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of interventions. Although there are several reviews of evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation programs, the reviews have had little to say about the quality of the studies. The present study tries to fill this gap by thoroughly evaluating the quality of economic evaluations of interventions to reduc e tobacco consumption. First, the general characteristics of all the studies reviewed are described, and then the quality of epidemiological characteristics and of the economic evaluation is analyzed, using a criteria list proposed by Drummond et al. (1997). The analysis finds that the quality of many aspects of many of the studies leaves much to be desired, judged against the guidelines offered by Drummond et al. However, the studies do consistently conclude that stop-smoking interventions are cost-effective, and this conclusion is robust when sensitivity analyses are performed. The cost-effectiveness ratios estimated by the studies for smoking cessation interventions are much lower than most other health care treatments. The study this concludes that the broad conclusion that treatments to reduce the number of smokers are cost-effective at least in relative terms, is likely to be true, despite the concerns expressed about the quality of the economic evaluations. The implication for policymakers is that smoking cessation interventions are worthwhile. 2013-05-30T14:55:03Z 2013-05-30T14:55:03Z 2003-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/3888044/cost-effectiveness-treatment-tobacco-dependence-systematic-review-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13681 English en_US HNP discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO DEPENDENCY SMOKING CESSATION TOBACCO USE SMOKING CIGARETTES NICOTINE ADVERTISING COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS CONSUMERS COST ANALYSIS COST EFFECTIVENESS COUNSELING DISEASES ECONOMIC EVALUATION EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INTERVENTIONS INTERVENTION NATIONAL HEALTH NICOTINE DEPENDENCE NUTRITION NUTRITION OVERHEAD COSTS PAPERS PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PHYSICIANS PREGNANT WOMEN PREMATURE DEATH PRICE INCREASES PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS SCHOOL EDUCATION SELF HELP SEX SICK LEAVE SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING CESSATION TAX REVENUES THERAPY TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TOTAL COSTS YOUNG PEOPLE |
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ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO DEPENDENCY SMOKING CESSATION TOBACCO USE SMOKING CIGARETTES NICOTINE ADVERTISING COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS CONSUMERS COST ANALYSIS COST EFFECTIVENESS COUNSELING DISEASES ECONOMIC EVALUATION EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INTERVENTIONS INTERVENTION NATIONAL HEALTH NICOTINE DEPENDENCE NUTRITION NUTRITION OVERHEAD COSTS PAPERS PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PHYSICIANS PREGNANT WOMEN PREMATURE DEATH PRICE INCREASES PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS SCHOOL EDUCATION SELF HELP SEX SICK LEAVE SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING CESSATION TAX REVENUES THERAPY TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TOTAL COSTS YOUNG PEOPLE Ronckers, Sandy Ament, Andre Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Tobacco Dependence : A Systematic Review of the Evidence |
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Good decisions on which health
interventions to invest can be facilitated by high quality
evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of interventions.
Although there are several reviews of evaluations of the
cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation programs, the
reviews have had little to say about the quality of the
studies. The present study tries to fill this gap by
thoroughly evaluating the quality of economic evaluations of
interventions to reduc e tobacco consumption. First, the
general characteristics of all the studies reviewed are
described, and then the quality of epidemiological
characteristics and of the economic evaluation is analyzed,
using a criteria list proposed by Drummond et al. (1997).
The analysis finds that the quality of many aspects of many
of the studies leaves much to be desired, judged against the
guidelines offered by Drummond et al. However, the studies
do consistently conclude that stop-smoking interventions are
cost-effective, and this conclusion is robust when
sensitivity analyses are performed. The cost-effectiveness
ratios estimated by the studies for smoking cessation
interventions are much lower than most other health care
treatments. The study this concludes that the broad
conclusion that treatments to reduce the number of smokers
are cost-effective at least in relative terms, is likely to
be true, despite the concerns expressed about the quality of
the economic evaluations. The implication for policymakers
is that smoking cessation interventions are worthwhile. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Ronckers, Sandy Ament, Andre |
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Ronckers, Sandy Ament, Andre |
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Ronckers, Sandy |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Tobacco Dependence : A Systematic Review of the Evidence |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Tobacco Dependence : A Systematic Review of the Evidence |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Tobacco Dependence : A Systematic Review of the Evidence |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Tobacco Dependence : A Systematic Review of the Evidence |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Tobacco Dependence : A Systematic Review of the Evidence |
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cost-effectiveness of treatment for tobacco dependence : a systematic review of the evidence |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/3888044/cost-effectiveness-treatment-tobacco-dependence-systematic-review-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13681 |
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