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Coleman SRM, Menson KE, Kaminsky DA, Gaalema DE. Smoking Cessation Interventions for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A NARRATIVE REVIEW WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PULMONARY REHABILITATION. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2023; 43:259-269. [PMID: 36515573 PMCID: PMC10264547 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Reducing disease burden in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) focuses, in part, on helping patients become more functional through programs such as pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Smoking cessation may be a prerequisite or component of PR, and determining which smoking interventions (eg, behavioral, pharmacotherapy, combination) are most effective can help guide efforts to extend them to patients with COPD. The purpose of this narrative review was to summarize evidence from studies testing smoking cessation interventions in patients with COPD and discuss how these interventions may be integrated into PR programs. REVIEW METHODS Searches were conducted in the PubMed and Web of Science databases. Search terms included "(smoking cessation) AND (RCT OR clinical trial OR intervention) AND (pulmonary OR chronic bronchitis OR emphysema OR COPD)." Published original studies were included if they used a prospective, experimental design, tested a smoking cessation intervention, reported smoking cessation rate, and included patients with COPD or a subgroup analysis focused on smokers with COPD. SUMMARY Twenty-seven distinct studies were included in the review. Most studies tested multitreatment smoking cessation interventions involving some form of counseling in combination with pharmacotherapy and/or health education. Overall, smoking cessation interventions may help promote higher rates of smoking abstinence in patients with COPD, particularly multifaceted interventions that include intensive counseling (eg, individual, group, and telephone support), smoking cessation medication or nicotine replacement therapy, and health education.
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- Sulamunn R. M. Coleman
- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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Prasitwarachot R, Thavorn K, Patikorn C, Wattanasirichaigoon S, Rungruanghiranya S, Thongphiew A, Chaiyakunapruk N. A cost-effectiveness analysis of national smoking cessation services among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in Thailand. J Med Econ 2023; 26:1377-1385. [PMID: 37818930 DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2023.2269748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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AIMS Thailand's national smoking cessation services (FAH-SAI clinics) were founded in 2010. A cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is needed to inform policymakers of the allocation and prioritization of the limited budget to maximize the value for money of reimbursing these services. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients would benefit from smoking cessation services. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of these multidisciplinary services compared to the usual care among COPD patients in Thailand from a societal perspective. METHODS We conducted a CEA from a societal perspective using a Markov model to simulate lifetime costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained by each smoking cessation intervention over the patient's lifetime. We derived the effectiveness of the smoking cessation services from a multicenter, longitudinal study of smoking cessation services in Thailand and estimated the natural quit rate, transition probabilities, health utility, and cost data from the published literature. Costs and outcomes were discounted at 3%. Sensitivity analyses were performed. RESULTS Compared to the usual care, FAH-SAI clinics were associated with higher costs (4,207 THB (US$133)) and improved QALYs (0.11), with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of 37,675 THB/QALY (US$1,187/QALY). The effectiveness of FAH-SAI clinics was a key driver of the cost-effectiveness results. At the willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of 160,000 THB (US$5,042) per QALY gained, the probability of being cost-effective was 96.5%. CONCLUSIONS FAH-SAI clinics were cost-effective under Thailand's WTP threshold. Our results could inform policymakers in allocating resources to support smoking cessation services for COPD patients in Thailand.
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- Ratthanon Prasitwarachot
- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Pharmacy Technicians, Sirindhorn College of Public Health Suphanburi, Suphanburi, Thailand
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Information Technology Management, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
- Thai Health Professional Alliance Against Tobacco, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Thai Health Professional Alliance Against Tobacco, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
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- Thai Health Professional Alliance Against Tobacco, Bangkok, Thailand
- Diabetes Mellitus and Endocrine Center, Paolo Phaholyothin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- IDEAS Center, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Proctor J, Naughton F, Sloan M, Hopewell S, Brimicombe J, Prevost AT, Wilson ECF, Coleman T, Sutton S. Assessment of the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Tailored Web- and Text-Based Smoking Cessation Support in Primary Care (iQuit in Practice II): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2020; 9:e17160. [PMID: 32673255 PMCID: PMC7388034 DOI: 10.2196/17160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of smoking is declining; however, it continues to be a major public health burden. In England, primary care is the health setting that provides smoking cessation support to most smokers. However, this setting has one of the lowest success rates. The iQuit in practice intervention (iQuit) is a tailored web-based and text message intervention developed for use in primary care consultations as an adjunct to routine smoking cessation support with the aim of increasing success rates. iQuit has demonstrated feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness. OBJECTIVE This definitive trial aims to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of iQuit when used as an adjunct to the usual support provided to patients who wish to quit smoking, compared with usual care alone. METHODS The iQuit in Practice II trial is a two-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a 1:1 individual allocation comparing usual care (ie, pharmacotherapy combined with multisession behavioral support)-the control-with usual care plus iQuit-the intervention. Participants were recruited through primary care clinics and talked to a smoking cessation advisor. Participants were randomized during the initial consultation, and those allocated to the intervention group received a tailored advice report and 90 days of text messaging in addition to the standard support provided to all patients. RESULTS The primary outcome is self-reported prolonged abstinence biochemically verified using saliva cotinine at 6 months after the quit date. A sample size of 1700 participants, with 850 per arm, would yield 90% power to detect a 4.3% difference in validated quit rates between the groups at the two-sided 5% level of significance. The Cambridge East Research Ethics Committee approved the study in February 2016, and funding for the study was granted from May 2016. In total, 1671 participants were recruited between August 2016 and July 2019. Follow-up for all participants was completed in January 2020. Data analysis will begin in the summer of 2020. CONCLUSIONS iQuit in Practice II is a definitive, pragmatic RCT assessing whether a digital intervention can augment the impact of routine smoking cessation support in primary care. Previous research has found good acceptability and feasibility for delivering iQuit among smoking cessation advisors working in primary care. If demonstrated to be cost-effective, iQuit could be delivered across primary care and other settings, such as community pharmacies. The potential benefit would likely be highest where less behavioral support is delivered. TRIAL REGISTRATION International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN): 44559004; http://www.isrctn.com /ISRCTN44559004. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/17160.
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- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Jiménez-Ruiz CA, Martín V, Alsina-Restoy X, Granda-Orive JI, de Higes-Martínez E, García-Rueda M, Genovés-Crespo M, López-García C, Lorza-Blasco JJ, Márquez FL, Ramos-Pinedo Á, Riesco-Miranda JA, Signes-Costa J, Solano-Reina S, Vaquero-Lozano P, Rejas J. Cost–benefit analysis of funding smoking cessation before surgery. Br J Surg 2020; 107:978-994. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background
Smoking at the time of surgery is associated with postoperative complications. Quitting smoking before surgery is linked to fewer complications during the hospital stay. This work analysed whether a smoking cessation intervention before surgery is economically worthwhile when funded by the National Health System (NHS) in Spain.
Methods
The economic analysis considered costs and benefits of the intervention to the NHS for the year 2016. The population who would benefit comprised adult smokers who were ready to quit and for whom surgery requiring admission to hospital was planned. The intervention, a combination of medical counselling and use of a smoking cessation drug which should occur 12 weeks before surgery, considered one attempt only to quit smoking. Benefits were costs avoided by averting postoperative complications if cessation was successful. The analysis compared the net economic outcome (benefit minus cost of intervention) and the return on investment, for intervention funded by the NHS versus the current situation without funding.
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Smoking cessation increased by 21·7 per cent with funding; the rate was 32·5 per cent when funded versus 10·7 per cent without funding, producing 9611 extra quitters. The cost per averted smoker was €1753 with a benefit of €503, achieving a net economic benefit of €4·8 million per year. Given the annual cost of the intervention (€17·4 million, of which €5·6 million (32·5 per cent) represents drugs), the return on investment was 28·7 per cent annually, equivalent to €1·29 per €1 of investment.
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From the perspective of the Spanish NHS, the benefit of funding smoking cessation before surgery, in terms of healthcare cost savings, appears to greatly outweigh the costs.
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- C A Jiménez-Ruiz
- Specialized Tobacco Unit, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Economics, University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Fundación Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Fundación Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Clínico, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Pfizer SLU, Alcobendas, Spain
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Feldman I, Helgason AR, Johansson P, Tegelberg Å, Nohlert E. Cost-effectiveness of a high-intensity versus a low-intensity smoking cessation intervention in a dental setting: long-term follow-up. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e030934. [PMID: 31420398 PMCID: PMC6701567 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of a high-intensity and a low-intensity smoking cessation treatment programme (HIT and LIT) using long-term follow-up effectiveness data and to validate the cost-effectiveness results based on short-term follow-up. DESIGN AND OUTCOME MEASURES Intervention effectiveness was estimated in a randomised controlled trial as numbers of abstinent participants after 1 and 5-8 years of follow-up. The economic evaluation was performed from a societal perspective using a Markov model by estimating future disease-related costs (in Euro (€) 2018) and health effects (in quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs)). Programmes were explicitly compared in an incremental analysis, and the results were presented as an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio. SETTING The study was conducted in dental clinics in Sweden. PARTICIPANTS 294 smokers aged 19-71 years were included in the study. INTERVENTIONS Behaviour therapy, coaching and pharmacological advice (HIT) was compared with one counselling session introducing a conventional self-help programme (LIT). RESULTS The more costly HIT led to higher number of 6-month continuous abstinent participants after 1 year and higher number of sustained abstinent participants after 5-8 years, which translates into larger societal costs avoided and health gains than LIT. The incremental cost/QALY of HIT compared with LIT amounted to €918 and €3786 using short-term and long-term effectiveness, respectively, which is considered very cost-effective in Sweden. CONCLUSION CEA favours the more costly HIT if decision makers are willing to spend at least €4000/QALY for tobacco cessation treatment.
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- Inna Feldman
- Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala Universitet, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Social Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Reykjavik University and Icelandic Cancer Society, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Hospital of Vastmanland, Västerås, Sweden
- Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University and Region Vastmanland, Västerås, Sweden
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Huber MB, Präger M, Coyle K, Coyle D, Lester‐George A, Trapero‐Bertran M, Nemeth B, Cheung KL, Stark R, Vogl M, Pokhrel S, Leidl R. Cost-effectiveness of increasing the reach of smoking cessation interventions in Germany: results from the EQUIPTMOD. Addiction 2018; 113 Suppl 1:52-64. [PMID: 29243347 PMCID: PMC6033002 DOI: 10.1111/add.14062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate costs, effects and cost-effectiveness of increased reach of specific smoking cessation interventions in Germany. DESIGN A Markov-based state transition return on investment model (EQUIPTMOD) was used to evaluate current smoking cessation interventions as well as two prospective investment scenarios. A health-care perspective (extended to include out-of-pocket payments) with life-time horizon was considered. A probabilistic analysis was used to assess uncertainty concerning predicted estimates. SETTING Germany. PARTICIPANTS Cohort of current smoking population (18+ years) in Germany. INTERVENTIONS Interventions included group-based behavioural support, financial incentive programmes and varenicline. For prospective scenario 1 the reach of group-based behavioral support, financial incentive programme and varenicline was increased by 1% of yearly quit attempts (= 57 915 quit attempts), while prospective scenario 2 represented a higher reach, mirroring the levels observed in England. MEASUREMENTS EQUIPTMOD considered reach, intervention cost, number of quitters, quality-of-life years (QALYs) gained, cost-effectiveness and return on investment. FINDINGS The highest returns through reduction in smoking-related health-care costs were seen for the financial incentive programme (€2.71 per €1 invested), followed by that of group-based behavioural support (€1.63 per €1 invested), compared with no interventions. Varenicline had lower returns (€1.02 per €1 invested) than the other two interventions. At the population level, prospective scenario 1 led to 15 034 QALYs gained and €27 million cost-savings, compared with current investment. Intervention effects and reach contributed most to the uncertainty around the return-on-investment estimates. At a hypothetical willingness-to-pay threshold of only €5000, the probability of being cost-effective is approximately 75% for prospective scenario 1. CONCLUSIONS Increasing the reach of group-based behavioural support, financial incentives and varenicline for smoking cessation by just 1% of current annual quit attempts provides a strategy to German policymakers that improves the population's health outcomes and that may be considered cost-effective.
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- Manuel B. Huber
- Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH) ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC‐M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)Institute of Health Economics and Health Care ManagementNeuherbergGermany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH) ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC‐M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)Institute of Health Economics and Health Care ManagementNeuherbergGermany
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- Health Economics Research GroupInstitute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonLondonUK
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- Health Economics Research GroupInstitute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonLondonUK
- School of Epidemiology, Public Health, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of OttawaOttawaCanada
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- Centre for Research on Economics an Health (CRES) Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelonaSpain
- Faculty of Economics and Social SciencesUniversitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)BarcelonaSpain
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- Caphri School of Public Health and Primary Care, Health Services ResearchMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH) ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC‐M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)Institute of Health Economics and Health Care ManagementNeuherbergGermany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH) ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC‐M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)Institute of Health Economics and Health Care ManagementNeuherbergGermany
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- Health Economics Research GroupInstitute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonLondonUK
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH) ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC‐M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)Institute of Health Economics and Health Care ManagementNeuherbergGermany
- Munich Center of Health SciencesLudwig‐Maximilians‐UniversityMunichGermany
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Objectives: To characterize overlap syndrome, investigate its impact on airflow limitation and blood oxygen condition, and detect the risk factors that affect its airway resistance. Methods: We reviewed retrospectively the clinical data of 158 patients with overlap syndrome (OS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), treated in the Critical Care Medicine Department of the People’s Hospital of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, China from May 2014 to March 2015. The lowest and average oxyhemoglobin saturation were measured using polysomnography. The pulmonary functions were tested using the cardiopulmonary measuring instruments, and the viscous resistance at oscillation frequencies of 5, 10, 15, 20 Hz was measured using the impulse oscillation system for all the patients. Results: The values of forced expiratory volume (FEV)1/FVC, FEV1% predicted, and the lowest SaO2 in the OS group were significantly lower than those in the OSA (p<0.01, p<0.01, p=0.01), or the COPD group (p=0.03, p=0.02, p=0.03), but the value of viscous resistance at 5 Hz was significantly higher than that in the 2 groups (p<0.01). Old age, body mass index, and smoking history were significantly correlated with the viscous resistance in OS patients, at an oscillation frequency of 5Hz (p=0.03, p=0.04). Conclusion: The OS patients present with higher viscous resistance and more severe oxygen deficit, when compared with OSA and COPD patients, and weight decrease and smoking cessation are necessary for these patients.
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- He Huang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Liaocheng, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, China. E-mail.
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Berg ML, Cheung KL, Hiligsmann M, Evers S, de Kinderen RJA, Kulchaitanaroaj P, Pokhrel S. Model-based economic evaluations in smoking cessation and their transferability to new contexts: a systematic review. Addiction 2017; 112:946-967. [PMID: 28060453 PMCID: PMC5434798 DOI: 10.1111/add.13748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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AIMS To identify different types of models used in economic evaluations of smoking cessation, analyse the quality of the included models examining their attributes and ascertain their transferability to a new context. METHODS A systematic review of the literature on the economic evaluation of smoking cessation interventions published between 1996 and April 2015, identified via Medline, EMBASE, National Health Service (NHS) Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED), Health Technology Assessment (HTA). The checklist-based quality of the included studies and transferability scores was based on the European Network of Health Economic Evaluation Databases (EURONHEED) criteria. Studies that were not in smoking cessation, not original research, not a model-based economic evaluation, that did not consider adult population and not from a high-income country were excluded. FINDINGS Among the 64 economic evaluations included in the review, the state-transition Markov model was the most frequently used method (n = 30/64), with quality adjusted life years (QALY) being the most frequently used outcome measure in a life-time horizon. A small number of the included studies (13 of 64) were eligible for EURONHEED transferability checklist. The overall transferability scores ranged from 0.50 to 0.97, with an average score of 0.75. The average score per section was 0.69 (range = 0.35-0.92). The relative transferability of the studies could not be established due to a limitation present in the EURONHEED method. CONCLUSION All existing economic evaluations in smoking cessation lack in one or more key study attributes necessary to be fully transferable to a new context.
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- Marrit L. Berg
- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research InstituteMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research InstituteMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research InstituteMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research InstituteMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands,Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and AddictionUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research InstituteMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands,Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and AddictionUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Health Economics Research GroupBrunel University LondonUxbridgeUK
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Kirsch F. Economic Evaluations of Multicomponent Disease Management Programs with Markov Models: A Systematic Review. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2016; 19:1039-1054. [PMID: 27987631 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Disease management programs (DMPs) for chronic diseases are being increasingly implemented worldwide. OBJECTIVES To present a systematic overview of the economic effects of DMPs with Markov models. The quality of the models is assessed, the method by which the DMP intervention is incorporated into the model is examined, and the differences in the structure and data used in the models are considered. METHODS A literature search was conducted; the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement was followed to ensure systematic selection of the articles. Study characteristics e.g. results, the intensity of the DMP and usual care, model design, time horizon, discount rates, utility measures, and cost-of-illness were extracted from the reviewed studies. Model quality was assessed by two researchers with two different appraisals: one proposed by Philips et al. (Good practice guidelines for decision-analytic modelling in health technology assessment: a review and consolidation of quality asessment. Pharmacoeconomics 2006;24:355-71) and the other proposed by Caro et al. (Questionnaire to assess relevance and credibility of modeling studies for informing health care decision making: an ISPOR-AMCP-NPC Good Practice Task Force report. Value Health 2014;17:174-82). RESULTS A total of 16 studies (9 on chronic heart disease, 2 on asthma, and 5 on diabetes) met the inclusion criteria. Five studies reported cost savings and 11 studies reported additional costs. In the quality, the overall score of the models ranged from 39% to 65%, it ranged from 34% to 52%. Eleven models integrated effectiveness derived from a clinical trial or a meta-analysis of complete DMPs and only five models combined intervention effects from different sources into a DMP. The main limitations of the models are bad reporting practice and the variation in the selection of input parameters. CONCLUSIONS Eleven of the 14 studies reported cost-effectiveness results of less than $30,000 per quality-adjusted life-year and the remaining two studies less than $30,000 per life-year gained. Nevertheless, if the reporting and selection of data problems are addressed, then Markov models should provide more reliable information for decision makers, because understanding under what circumstances a DMP is cost-effective is an important determinant of efficient resource allocation.
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- Florian Kirsch
- Munich School of Management and Munich Center of Health Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; Institute for Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany.
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Einarson TR, Bereza BG, Nielsen TA, Van Laer J, Hemels MEH. Systematic review of models used in economic analyses in moderate-to-severe asthma and COPD. J Med Econ 2016; 19:319-55. [PMID: 26535917 DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2015.1116991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Respiratory diseases exert a substantial burden on society, with newer drugs increasingly adding to the burden. Economic models are often used, but seldom reviewed. PURPOSE To summarize economic models used in economic analyses of drugs treating moderate-to-severe/very severe asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS This study searched Medline and Embase from inception to the end of February 2015 for cost-effectiveness/utility analyses that examined at least one drug against placebo, another drug, or other standard therapy in asthma or COPD. Two reviewers independently searched and extracted data with differences adjudicated via consensus discussion. Data extracted included model used and its qualities, validation methods, treatments compared, disease severity, analytic perspective, time horizon, data collection (pro- or retrospective), input rates and sources, costs and sources, planned sensitivity analyses, criteria for cost-effectiveness, reported outcomes, and sponsor. RESULTS This study analyzed 53 articles; 14 (25%) on asthma and 39 (75%) COPD. Markov models were commonly used for both asthma and COPD-related economic evaluations. Relatively few studies validated their model. For asthma-related studies, 10 examined inhaled corticosteroids and nine studied omalizumab. Placebo or standard therapy was the comparison in 11 studies and active drugs in the remainder. CONCLUSIONS Few studies include validation of their models. Furthermore, controversy concerning some results was uncovered in this study, which needs to be avoided in the future.
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- Thomas R Einarson
- a a Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- a a Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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Kirsch F. A systematic review of Markov models evaluating multicomponent disease management programs in diabetes. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2015; 15:961-84. [DOI: 10.1586/14737167.2015.1108191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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