Is it cost-effective to provide internet-based interventions to complement the current provision of smoking cessation services in the Netherlands? An analysis based on the EQUIPTMOD

Background and aim The cost-effectiveness of internet-based smoking cessation interventions is difficult to determine when they are provided as a complement to current smoking cessation services. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of such an alternate package compared with existing smoking cessation services alone (current package). Methods A literature search was conducted to identify internet-based smoking cessation interventions in the Netherlands. A meta-analysis was then performed to determine the pooled effectiveness of a (web-based) computer-tailored interventi... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Cheung, Kei-Long
Wijnen, Ben F. M.
Hiligsmann, Mickael
Coyle, Kathryn
Coyle, Doug
Pokhrel, Subhash
de Vries, Hein
Prager, Maximilian
Evers, Silvia M. A. A.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Reihe/Periodikum: Cheung , K-L , Wijnen , B F M , Hiligsmann , M , Coyle , K , Coyle , D , Pokhrel , S , de Vries , H , Prager , M & Evers , S M A A 2018 , ' Is it cost-effective to provide internet-based interventions to complement the current provision of smoking cessation services in the Netherlands? An analysis based on the EQUIPTMOD ' , Addiction , vol. 113 , pp. 87-95 . https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14069
Schlagwörter: Economic evaluation / EQUIPTMOD / internet-based / model / smoking cessation / tobacco / RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL / PROGRAM / PRODUCTIVITY / PREVENTION / PROTOCOL / BEHAVIOR / EXAMPLE / PHONE / CARE
Sprache: Englisch
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Background and aim The cost-effectiveness of internet-based smoking cessation interventions is difficult to determine when they are provided as a complement to current smoking cessation services. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of such an alternate package compared with existing smoking cessation services alone (current package). Methods A literature search was conducted to identify internet-based smoking cessation interventions in the Netherlands. A meta-analysis was then performed to determine the pooled effectiveness of a (web-based) computer-tailored intervention. The mean cost of implementing internet based interventions was calculated using available information, while intervention reach was sourced from an English study. We used EQUIPTMOD, a Markov-based state-transition model, to calculate the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios [expressed as cost per quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained] for different time horizons to assess the value of providing internet-based interventions to complement the current package.). Deterministic sensitivity analyses tested the uncertainty around intervention costs per smoker, relative risks, and the intervention reach. Results Internet-based interventions had an estimated pooled relative risk of 1.40; average costs per smoker of (sic)2.71; and a reach of 0.41% of all smokers. The alternate package (i.e. provision of internet-based intervention to the current package) was dominant (cost-saving) compared with the current package alone (0.14 QALY gained per 1000 smokers; reduced health-care costs of (sic)602.91 per 1000 smokers for the life-time horizon). The alternate package remained dominant in all sensitivity analyses. Conclusion Providing internet-based smoking cessation interventions to complement the current provision of smoking cessation services could be a cost-saving policy option in the Netherlands.