Association between smoking cessation and post-hospitalization healthcare costs: a matched cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The potential economic benefit in terms of reduced healthcare costs when patients quit smoking after hospital discharge has not been directly measured. The aim of this study was to compare the costs for hospital admission and six-month follow-up for a cohort of patients who self-reported abstinence from cigarettes at 6 months after hospital discharge and a matched group of patients who reported continued smoking.

Materials and methods

This was a secondary analysis of a recent population-based clinical trial cohort (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01575145), with cohort membership determined by self-reported 7 day point prevalence abstinence at 6 months after the index hospital discharge. Participants were admitted to Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, MN, between May 5, 2

SUBMITTER: Nolan MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889662 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature