Local Marketing of a National Texting-Based Smoking Cessation Program: Is It Cost Effective?

Frontiers in Public Health

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Henry Shelton Brown, III¹  Ujas Patel¹  Sarah Seidel²  Ashley LeMaistre²  Kim Wilson¹ 

[1] UTHealth, University of Texas School of Public Health, United States;Austin Public Health, United States

关键词: smoking cessation;    cost-effectiveness;    texting;    social marketing;    tobacco;    cigarettes;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.00116

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Tailored texting interventions for smoking cessation are increasingly popular given the ubiquitousness of smart phones. Because high development costs and limited expertise may pose substantial barriers to designing and implementing these programs at the local level, utilization of existing programs at the national level is a promising strategy. In 2011, Austin Public Health focused on promoting smoking cessation among Austin/Travis County residents. Their strategy involved marketing and linking their citizens to a federally-funded, evidence-based smoking cessation program via texting. The target audience was low income, 18–24 year olds. Their marketing strategies included radio ads, digital ads, social media ads, and direct outreach at events in Austin, Texas. During the period between April 2016 and July 2017, 1,022 people signed up for the program. The quit rate was comparable to other texting programs which were tailored at the local level, and the program was cost-effective, costing $12,704.56 per life-year added, averting $99.38 per person in medical costs, discounted at 3%.

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