An analysis of the economic impact of smoking cessation in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is much evidence that smoking cessation interventions are both clinically and cost effective but these results relate only to the specific study populations involved in the studies. The present study aimed to compare and contrast results obtained when the effects of smoking cessation are modelled for several different European countries.

Methods

Local investigators collected data relating to several smoking related diseases. Costs and disease rates were then modelled up to 2030 for reductions in smoking of 3%, 15% and 30% using an epidemiological modelling tool, PREVENT.

Results

Models could not be constructed for some countries due to lack of data while for others substantial amounts of data had to be imputed. In all cases, disease rates fall when sm

SUBMITTER: Cohen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3644224 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature