Cost-effectiveness of population-level proactive tobacco cessation outreach among socio-economically disadvantaged smokers: evaluation of a randomized control trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To estimate the cost-effectiveness at population-level of the OPT-IN proactive tobacco cessation outreach program for adult smokers enrolled in publicly funded health insurance plans for low-income persons (e.g. Medicaid).

Design

Cost-effectiveness analysis using a state transition model based on data from the Offering Proactive Treatment Intervention (OPT-IN) randomized control trial.

Setting

The trial was conducted in Minnesota, USA, and the economic analysis was conducted from the Medicaid program perspective.

Participants

Data were used from 2406 smokers who were randomized into the intervention or comparator groups.

Intervention and comparator

The intervention was comprised of proactive outreach (mailed invitation and telephone calls) and free

SUBMITTER: Thao V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6899559 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature