Table 3. Various parameters in the sensitivity analysis to estimate the costs of the Smoking Cessation Program in the different considered scenarios. Goiania, GO, Midwestern Brazil, 2010.

Parameter	Base scenario	Guidelines SMS-Goiania scenario	Minimum scenario	Maximum scenario
Number of consultations of clinical evaluation per patient
Patient without medication and with medication
Medical consultations	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Nursing consultations	0.6	1.0	0	1.0
Number of return visits per patient
Patient without medication
Medical consultations	1.7	1.0	0	5.0
Nursing consultations	1.4	1.0	0	5.0
Patient with medication
Medical consultations	5.9	3.0	4.0	8.0
Nursing consultations	2.3	3.0	0	8.0
Number of patients in the initial clinical evaluation
Patient without medication	167	145	167	145
Patient with medication	463	485	463	485
Number of patients followed up in the return visits
Patient without medication	87	65	87	65
Patient with medication	463	485	463	485
Medical equipment and office furniture costs per patient (in R$)
Patient without medication	0.011	0.011	0.002	0.037
Patient with medication	0.016	0.016	0.005	0.045
% Non-medical costs of the consultations
Patient without medication	15.0%	15.0%	7.0%	32.0%
Patient with medication	19.0%	19.0%	7.0%	32.0%
Number of sessions	16	18	12	20
Average number of professionals involved in the implementation of the sessions
High-level professionals	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
Middle-level professionals	0.4	1.0	0	1.0
Average duration of professionals participation in the execution of the sessions (minutes)
High-level professionals	89	89	69	117
Middle-level professionals	40	40	25	105
Percentage of preparation time in relation to the execution of the sessions
High-level professionals	54.0%	54.0%	35.0%	74.0%
Middle-level professionals	18.0%	18.0%	0%	47.0%
% Non-medical costs of the sessions	25.0%	25.0%	12,0%	36.0%
Average cost with medicines and prescription per patient (in R$)	174	194	174	194
Number of patients with medication	463	485	463	485

SMS: Municipal Secretariat of Health