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Table 2 Costs included in the model

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of text messaging to support health advice for smoking cessation

 

Combined program

Health advice

Costs of each option/patient

€187.90

€166.95

 Cost of general practitioner appointment (2018 portfolio of services of the Basque Health Service)

€58 × 4

€58 × 4

 Cost of nurse appointment (2018 portfolio of services of the Basque Health Service)

€24 × 1

€24 × 1

 Cost of nurse phone consultation (2018 portfolio of services of the Basque Health Service)

€12 × 4

€12 × 4

 Cost of the text messaging program

€17,385.27a

 

 Cost of the messages sent

€3,127.85a

 

 Cost of two CO monitors and mouthpiece

€1,891.5b

 Program logo

€431.5a

 

Annual costs of the treatments of smoking-related diseases

 Incidence-related costs

  Lung cancer

€13,206

44

  Stroke

€5,759.50

44

  Myocardial infarction

€12,987

43

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

€1,672

42

  Heart disease

€8,578

43

 Prevalence-related costs

  Lung cancer

€13,206

44

  Stroke

€3,596.60

44

  Myocardial infarction

€3,046

43

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

€1,672

42

  Heart disease

€685

43

  Training costs for the combined program

€1,900

 
  1. aFor calculating the costs per patient, the total amount for each item was divided by the total number of patients in each group (1000)
  2. bFor calculating the costs per patient, the total amount for each item was divided by the total number of people in both groups