Supporting pregnant women not ready to quit smoking: an economic evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Some pregnant women are not ready or do not want to quit smoking completely, and currently there is no support provided for these women in the UK. Offering help to reduce smoking could reduce the health risks associated with smoking and increase the limited reach of the NHS Stop Smoking Services (SSS) for pregnant women. This study aimed to design and evaluate a hypothetical intervention aimed at pregnant women who are not yet ready or do not want to quit smoking entirely.

Methods

A hypothetical intervention, the Reduced Smoking During Pregnancy (RSDP) intervention, was conceptualised based on the best available evidence. The intervention was evaluated, using a decision-analytic model developed for SDP interventions. Two different scenarios, a base-case and a caut

SUBMITTER: Avsar TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9686103 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature