EQUIPT: protocol of a comparative effectiveness research study evaluating cross-context transferability of economic evidence on tobacco control
Author
Pokhrel, Subhash
Evers, Silvia
Leidl, Reiner
Trapero-Bertran, Marta
Vokó, Zoltán
de Vries, Hein
Crossfield, Andrea
Andrews, Fiona
Rutter, Ailsa
Coyle, Kathryn
Lester-George, Adam
West, Robert
Owen, Lesley
Jones, Teresa
Vogl, Matthias
RADU LOGHIN, Cornel
Vokó, Zoltán
Huic, Mirjana
Coyle, Doug
Publication date
2014-11-24ISSN
2044-6055
Abstract
Introduction: Tobacco smoking claims 700 000 lives
every year in Europe and the cost of tobacco smoking in
the EU is estimated between €98 and €130 billion
annually; direct medical care costs and indirect costs
such as workday losses each represent half of this
amount. Policymakers all across Europe are in need of
bespoke information on the economic and wider returns
of investing in evidence-based tobacco control,
including smoking cessation agendas. EQUIPT is
designed to test the transferability of one such
economic evidence base—the English Tobacco Return
on Investment (ROI) tool—to other EU member states.
Methods and analysis: EQUIPT is a multicentre,
interdisciplinary comparative effectiveness research
study in public health. The Tobacco ROI tool already
developed in England by the National Institute for
Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will be adapted to
meet the needs of European decision-makers, following
transferability criteria. Stakeholders’ needs and intention
to use ROI tools in sample countries (Germany,
Hungary, Spain and the Netherlands) will be analysed
through interviews and surveys and complemented by
secondary analysis of the contextual and other factors.
Informed by this contextual analysis, the next phase will
develop country-specific ROI tools in sample countries
using a mix of economic modelling and Visual Basic
programming. The results from the country-specific ROI
models will then be compared to derive policy
proposals that are transferable to other EU states,
from which a centralised web tool will be developed.
This will then be made available to stakeholders to
cater for different decision-making contexts across
Europe.
Ethics and dissemination: The Brunel University
Ethics Committee and relevant authorities in each of the
participating countries approved the protocol. EQUIPT
has a dedicated work package on dissemination,
focusing on stakeholders’ communication needs.
Results will be disseminated via peer-reviewed
publications, e-learning resources and policy briefs.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
33 - Economics. Economic science
61 - Medical sciences
Keywords
Tabac
Tobacco
Tabaco
Assistència mèdica--Cost
Medical care, Cost of
Asistencia sanitaria--Costes
Pages
8
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Collection
4; 11
Is part of
BMJ Open
Citation
Pokhrel, Subhash; Evers, Silvia; Leidl, Reiner et al. «EQUIPT: protocol of a comparative effectiveness research study evaluating cross-context transferability of economic evidence on tobacco control». BMJ Open, 2014, vol 4, art. e006945. Disponible en: <https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/11/e006945>. Fecha de acceso: 05 dic. 2019. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006945
Grant agreement number
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/602270
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