Telephone assistance for smoking cessation: one year cost effectiveness estimations

A L McAlister; V Rabius; A Geiger; T J Glynn; P Huang; R Todd

doi:10.1136/tc.2003.004515

Telephone assistance for smoking cessation: one year cost effectiveness estimations

Tob Control. 2004 Mar;13(1):85-6. doi: 10.1136/tc.2003.004515.

Authors

A L McAlister¹, V Rabius, A Geiger, T J Glynn, P Huang, R Todd

Affiliation

¹ Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. amcalister@sph.uth.tmc.edu

Abstract

A randomised trial evaluated the American Cancer Society's telephone counselling service to assist smoking cessation. Counselling nearly doubles a smokers' odds of quitting and maintaining cessation for one year. The estimated cost for each case of maintained smoking cessation attributable to counselling availability is approximately 1300 dollars.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

American Cancer Society*
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Counseling
Hotlines*
Humans
Smoking Cessation / economics*
Smoking Cessation / methods*
United States