Cost-effectiveness of a smoking cessation program after myocardial infarction
Why the study?
The value of allocating health care resources to smoking cessation programs after myocardial infarction had not been compared with other accepted interventions.
Is a nurse-managed smoking cessation program cost-effective in smokers after acute myocardial infarction?
Population
Smokers after acute myocardial infarction
Comparison
Nurse-managed smoking cessation program vs usual care
Design
Decision-analytic cost-effectiveness model
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Post-MI smoking cessation programs merit resource allocation; leaves open applicability with contemporary costs and therapies.
Structured PICO
Is a nurse-managed smoking cessation program cost-effective in smokers after acute myocardial infarction?
P
Population
Smokers after acute myocardial infarction
I
Intervention
Nurse-managed smoking cessation program
O
Outcome
Cost-effectiveness expressed as discounted years of life saved
A nurse-managed smoking cessation program after acute myocardial infarction is highly cost-effective, estimated at $220 per year of life saved.
Cite This Study
Krumholz et al. (1993) studied this question.