Table 2.
Cost effectiveness estimates for healthcare providers
|
Costs per life year saved (£) |
||
|---|---|---|
| Type of intervention | Undiscounted | Discounted |
| Face to face | ||
| Brief advice |
159 |
248 |
| Brief advice plus self help |
195 |
303 |
| Brief advice plus self help plus NRT |
524 |
815 |
| Brief advice plus self help plus NRT | 658 | 1022 |
| plus specialist cessation service |
||
| Community | ||
| “Quit and win” programme: |
||
| Medium intensity |
634 |
986 |
| “No smoking” day |
26 |
40 |
| Broader community health | 192 | 295 |
| promotion interventions (medium intensity) | ||
NRT = nicotine replacement therapy. Data from Parrott et al, 1998 (see Further Reading box), revised to reflect 2001-2 prices.