Cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation counseling during hospitalization shown in study
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 19:32
in Health & Medicine
The cost-effectiveness of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation, an intervention that includes in-hospital counseling, pharmacotherapy and post-hospital follow-up, has been demonstrated compared to usual care among smokers hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.