Smoking Cessation for Parents in Pediatric Primary Care is Cost-Effective
Drouin O, Ryoko S, Drehmer JE, et al. Cost-effectiveness of a Smoking Cessation Intervention for Parents in Pediatric Primary Care. JAMA Netw Open. 1 April 2021; 4(4):e213927. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a parental smoking cessation intervention, the Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE) program, delivered in pediatric primary care, compared with usual care from a health care organization’s perspective. The CEASE intervention was associated with an incremental cost per quit that compared favorably with those of other clinical smoking cessation interventions. CEASE is inexpensive to initiate and maintain in the clinical pediatric setting, suggesting that it has the potential for a high impact on population health.
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Comment: Parental smoking cessation interventions around the time of pregnancy and during early child care can be effective if systematically implemented and integrated with other usual care.
Stephen Hamann
