Table 3.
Mean smoking cessation cost by treatment group assignment
| Intervention status | ||
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group (N = 313) | Usual care control group (N = 1,057) | |
| Inpatient medication costs by type | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| Patch | $5.91 ($16.82) | $6.33 ($15.13) |
| Gum | $0.20 ($1.84) | $0.66 ($5.00) |
| Lozenge | $0.00 ($0.00) | $0.03 ($0.72) |
| Inhaler | $0.00 ($0.00) | $0.00 ($0.00) |
| Nasal Spray | $0.00 ($0.00) | $0.05 ($1.55) |
| Bupropion | $1.84 ($18.12) | $0.74 ($4.48) |
| Varenicline | $0.20 ($3.00) | $0.16 ($3.50) |
| Total inpatient medication costs per person | $8.17 ($24.87) | $7.97 ($17.97) |
| Ambulatory medication costs by type | ||
| Patch | $11.19 ($40.47) | $10.10 ($31.91) |
| Gum | $2.63 ($22.00) | $2.70 ($22.82) |
| Lozenge | $0.33 ($2.72) | $0.86 ($12.95) |
| Inhaler | $27.97 ($118.11) | $24.02 ($163.56) |
| Nasal Spray | $1.54 ($11.03) | $1.82 ($14.72) |
| Bupropion | $2.81 ($15.54) | $1.34 ($10.18) |
| Varenicline | $24.15 ($105.95) | $13.51 ($86.40) |
| Total ambulatory medication costs per person | $70.61 ($179.36) | $54.35 ($202.47) |
| Total medication costs per person | $78.78 ($184.41) | $62.32 ($203.70) |
| Labor costs | ||
| Nurse administration of intervention | $53.64 ($62.64) | $5.48 ($6.60) |
| MD reminder (30 s) | $1.15 | $0 |
| Follow-up phone calls | $15.49 | $0 |
| Nurse training | $19.91 | $0 |
| EMR programmer (40 hr) | $0.58 | $0 |
| Material costs | ||
| Brochures | $0.43 | $0 |
| Manuals | $1.46 | $0 |
| 1-800-QUIT-NOW card | $0.18 | $0 |
| Pocket guides | $1.64 | $0 |
| Videos | $0.35 | $0 |
| Total labor and material costs per person | $94.83 | $5.48 |
| Total overall costs | $173.61 ($195.26) | $67.80 ($203.73) |