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Popp J, Nyman JA, Luo X, Bengtson J, Lust K, An L, Ahluwalia JS, Thomas JL. Cost-effectiveness of enhancing a Quit-and-Win smoking cessation program for college students. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS : HEPAC : HEALTH ECONOMICS IN PREVENTION AND CARE 2018; 19:1319-1333. [PMID: 29687268 DOI: 10.1007/s10198-018-0977-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis and model-based cost-utility and cost-benefit analysis of increased dosage (3 vs. 1 consecutive contests) and enhanced content (supplemental smoking-cessation counseling) of the Quit-and-Win contest using data from a randomized control trial enrolling college students in the US. METHODS For the cost-utility and cost-benefit analyses, we used a microsimulation model of the life course of current and former smokers to translate the distribution of the duration of continuous abstinence among each treatment arm's participants observed at the end of the trial (N = 1217) into expected quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and costs and an incremental net monetary benefit (INMB). Missing observations in the trial were classified as smoking. For our reference case, we took a societal perspective and used a 3% discount rate for costs and benefits. A probabilistic sensitivity analysis (PSA) was performed to account for model and trial-estimated parameter uncertainty. We also conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis (cost per additional intermediate cessation) using direct costs of the intervention and two trial-based estimates of intermediate cessation: (a) biochemically verified (BV) 6-month continuous abstinence and (b) BV 30-day point prevalence abstinence at 6 months. RESULTS Multiple contests resulted in a significantly higher BV 6-month continuous abstinence rate (RD 0.04), at a cost of $1275 per additional quit, and increased the duration of continuous abstinence among quitters. In the long run, multiple contests lead to an average gain of 0.03 QALYs and were cost saving. Incorporating parameter uncertainty into the analyses, the expected INMB was greater than $1000 for any realistic willingness to pay (WTP) for a QALY. CONCLUSIONS Assuming missing values were smoking, multiple contests appear to dominate a single contest from a societal perspective. Funding agencies seeking to promote population health by funding a Quit-and-Win contest in a university setting should strongly consider offering multiple consecutive contests. Further research is needed to evaluate multiple contests compared to no contest.
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- Jonah Popp
- Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 729, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA.
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- Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 729, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Boynton Health Service, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Health Communications Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Salgado García FI, Derefinko KJ, Bursac Z, Hand S, Klesges RC. Planning a Change Easily (PACE): A randomized controlled trial for smokers who are not ready to quit. Contemp Clin Trials 2018; 68:14-22. [PMID: 29549007 PMCID: PMC5899672 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Smoking cessation programs are efficacious and have been validated to assist the 10% to 30% of smokers who are ready to quit in the next 30 days. While the majority of smokers want to quit smoking in the future, only 69% are planning to quit within the next year. Planning a Change Easily (PACE) is a nation-wide, telephone-based comparative effectiveness, randomized controlled trial for smokers not ready to quit (SNRTQ). This project, as well as its intervention components, outcomes, and hypotheses are discussed. This study will compare the effectiveness of four intervention conditions that could potentially help SNRTQ to quit smoking: Brief Advice, Motivational Interviewing, Rate Reduction, and Motivational Interviewing plus Rate Reduction combined. Rate Reduction conditions will include the provision of nicotine replacement therapy in the form of gum. Approximately 840 participants will be recruited and randomized to the four intervention conditions. The main outcomes for this study include self-report prolonged and point prevalence abstinence with biochemical verification of cessation. Secondary outcomes include quit attempts, cost-per-quit, and cost-effectiveness analyses. Informed by evidenced-based interventions, strong clinical guidelines, and economic analysis, PACE has the potential for significant public health impact. Results could readily be disseminated and translated to tobacco quitlines, which are present in all 50 states and are offered free to the public.
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- Francisco I Salgado García
- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66 N Pauline St., Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66 N Pauline St., Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66 N Pauline St., Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66 N Pauline St., Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 560 Ray Hunt Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911, USA
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Prenger R, Pieterse ME, Braakman-Jansen LMA, Feenstra TL, Smit ES, Hoving C, de Vries H, van Ommeren JK, Evers SMAA, van der Palen J. Dealing With Missing Behavioral Endpoints in Health Promotion Research by Modeling Cognitive Parameters in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Behavioral Interventions: A Validation Study. HEALTH ECONOMICS 2016; 25:24-39. [PMID: 25448460 DOI: 10.1002/hec.3119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Revised: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) of behavioral interventions typically use physical outcome criteria. However, any progress in cognitive antecedents of behavior change may be seen as a beneficial outcome of an intervention. The aim of this study is to explore the feasibility and validity of incorporating cognitive parameters of behavior change in CEAs. The CEA from a randomized controlled trial on smoking cessation was reanalyzed. First, relevant cognitive antecedents of behavior change in this dataset were identified. Then, transition probabilities between combined states of smoking and cognitions at 6 weeks and corresponding 6 months smoking status were obtained from the dataset. These rates were extrapolated to the period from 6 to 12 months in a decision analytic model. Simulated results were compared with the 12 months' observed cost-effectiveness results. Self-efficacy was the strongest time-varying predictor of smoking cessation. Twelve months' observed CEA results for the multiple tailoring intervention versus usual care showed € 3188 had to be paid for each additional quitter versus € 10,600 in the simulated model. The simulated CEA showed largely similar but somewhat more conservative results. Using self-efficacy to enhance the estimation of the true behavioral outcome seems a feasible and valid way to estimate future cost-effectiveness.
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- Rilana Prenger
- Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Nutrition, Prevention & Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health & the Environment (RIVM), the Netherlands
- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University/ CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, The Netherlands
- Department of Communication Science, University of Amsterdam/Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University/ CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University/ CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, The Netherlands
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- Department of Stochastic Operational Research, University of Twente, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University/ CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, The Netherlands
- Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research Methodology, Measurement & Data Analysis, University of Twente, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Medical School Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, The Netherlands
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Prenger R, Pieterse ME, Braakman-Jansen LMA, van der Palen J, Christenhusz LCA, Seydel ER. Moving beyond a limited follow-up in cost-effectiveness analyses of behavioral interventions. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS : HEPAC : HEALTH ECONOMICS IN PREVENTION AND CARE 2013; 14:297-306. [PMID: 22223124 PMCID: PMC3579467 DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0371-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cost-effectiveness analyses of behavioral interventions typically use a dichotomous outcome criterion. However, achieving behavioral change is a complex process involving several steps towards a change in behavior. Delayed effects may occur after an intervention period ends, which can lead to underestimation of these interventions. To account for such delayed effects, intermediate outcomes of behavioral change may be used in cost-effectiveness analyses. The aim of this study is to model cognitive parameters of behavioral change into a cost-effectiveness model of a behavioral intervention. METHODS The cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of an existing dataset from an RCT in which an high-intensity smoking cessation intervention was compared with a medium-intensity intervention, was re-analyzed by modeling the stages of change of the Transtheoretical Model of behavioral change. Probabilities were obtained from the dataset and literature and a sensitivity analysis was performed. RESULTS In the original CEA over the first 12 months, the high-intensity intervention dominated in approximately 58% of the cases. After modeling the cognitive parameters to a future 2nd year of follow-up, this was the case in approximately 79%. CONCLUSION This study showed that modeling of future behavioral change in CEA of a behavioral intervention further strengthened the results of the standard CEA. Ultimately, modeling future behavioral change could have important consequences for health policy development in general and the adoption of behavioral interventions in particular.
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- Rilana Prenger
- Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Salih MR, Bahari MB, Shafie AA, Hassali MAA, Al-lela OQB, Abd AY, Ganesan VM. Cost-effectiveness analysis for the use of serum antiepileptic drug level monitoring in children diagnosed with structural-metabolic epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2013; 104:151-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Revised: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mastroianni K, Machles D. What are consulting services worth?: applying cost analysis techniques to evaluate effectiveness. Workplace Health Saf 2013; 61:31-41. [PMID: 23281607 DOI: 10.1177/216507991306100105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Occupational health nurse consultants, whether internal or external to the organization, must document the benefit and effectiveness of services provided. In today's business environment, it is imperative that occupational health nurse consultants demonstrate their contribution to the corporate business mission and goals. Both qualitative and quantitative methods provide appropriate techniques that can be used for this purpose. These techniques measure value in monetary terms such as cost-benefit and cost-effective analysis tools, as well as through interviews, focus groups, and case examples. Regardless of how skillfully a service is provided, the value must be demonstrated, documented, and effectively communicated.
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- Karen Mastroianni
- Workforce Development Strategist, Dimensions, Raleigh, NC 27615, USA.
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Prenger R, Braakman-Jansen LM, Pieterse ME, van der Palen J, Seydel ER. The role of cognition in cost-effectiveness analyses of behavioral interventions. COST EFFECTIVENESS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION 2012; 10:3. [PMID: 22380627 PMCID: PMC3311086 DOI: 10.1186/1478-7547-10-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Behavioral interventions typically focus on objective behavioral endpoints like weight loss and smoking cessation. In reality, though, achieving full behavior change is a complex process in which several steps towards success are taken. Any progress in this process may also be considered as a beneficial outcome of the intervention, assuming that this increases the likelihood to achieve successful behavior change eventually. Until recently, there has been little consideration about whether partial behavior change at follow-up should be incorporated in cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs). The aim of this explorative review is to identify CEAs of behavioral interventions in which cognitive outcome measures of behavior change are analyzed. Methods Data sources were searched for publications before May 2011. Results Twelve studies were found eligible for inclusion. Two different approaches were found: three studies calculated separate incremental cost-effectiveness ratios for cognitive outcome measures, and one study modeled partial behavior change into the final outcome. Both approaches rely on the assumption, be it implicitly or explicitly, that changes in cognitive outcome measures are predictive of future behavior change and may affect CEA outcomes. Conclusion Potential value of cognitive states in CEA, as a way to account for partial behavior change, is to some extent recognized but not (yet) integrated in the field. In conclusion, CEAs should consider, and where appropriate incorporate measures of partial behavior change when reporting effectiveness and hence cost-effectiveness.
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- Rilana Prenger
- University of Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Sealey RM, Sinclair WH, Pollock P, Wright A. A case study identifying disease risk factor prevalence in government office workers in Queensland, Australia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE HEALTH MANAGEMENT 2010. [DOI: 10.1108/17538351011031920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify health and physical activity status and prevalence of chronic diseases risk factors in a sample of Government office employees.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative assessment of various health and physical activity measures including blood pressure, BMI, waist‐to‐hip ratio, cholesterol, blood glucose and physical activity in adult male (n=66; age=42 ±9 years) and female (n=262; age=40 ±10 years) Government office employees located in metropolitan, rural and remote areas of central and northern Queensland.FindingsIt was found that 54 per cent of females and 77 per cent of males were classified as overweight or obese, while 38 per cent of all participants did not participate in sufficient weekly physical activity. Metropolitan females reported significantly higher blood glucose levels and diastolic blood pressure but significantly lower waist‐to‐hip ratio than rural and remote females.Research limitations/implicationsThere was uneven sampling across geographical locations, however the sample size of each group was largely indicative of the workforce in each location.Practical implicationsThere is a large prevalence of chronic disease risk factors in male and female Government office employees working throughout metropolitan, rural and remote areas of central and northern Queensland. Workplace personnel should work to improve the health and physical activity status of employees, as this may have positive effects on workplace participation and productivity.Originality/valueThis study provides insight into the prevalence of chronic disease risk factors in Government office workers undertaking similar work duties across a variety of geographical locations, and provides suggestions for workplace interventions.
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Marshall DA, Hux M. Design and Analysis Issues for Economic Analysis Alongside Clinical Trials. Med Care 2009; 47:S14-20. [DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181a31971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dino G, Horn K, Abdulkadri A, Kalsekar I, Branstetter S. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Not On Tobacco Program for Adolescent Smoking Cessation. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2008; 9:38-46. [DOI: 10.1007/s11121-008-0082-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mastroianni K, Machles D. What are consulting services worth? Applying cost analysis techniques to evaluate effectiveness. AAOHN JOURNAL : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSES 1997; 45:35-43; quiz 44-5. [PMID: 9043232 DOI: 10.3928/21650799-20121221-54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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1. Occupational health nurse consultants, whether independent consultants or in house occupational health nurses acting as consultants to management and employees, need to document the benefit and effectiveness of programs provided. 2. Occupational health nurse consultants must demonstrate that occupational health and safety services contribute to the achievement of the overall corporate mission and goals. 3. While the value of these services are intrinsic to the occupational health nurse, they must be translated into business or monetary terms in order to be communicated to corporate managers. Cost benefit analysis and cost effective analysis are tools that can be utilized to evaluate and communicate the business value of occupational health and safety services.
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- K Mastroianni
- Dimensions in Occupational Health & Safety, Inc., Raleigh, NC, USA
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