Reforming the delivery of smoking cessation: a distributional cost-effectiveness analysis of providing smoking cessation as part of targeted lung cancer screening

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of integrating smoking cessation services within targeted lung cancer screening to enhance health outcomes and reduce disparities.
• Conducted a distributional cost-effectiveness analysis
• Evaluated different implementation strategies for smoking cessation services
• Assessed population health impacts and health equity outcomes
• Integrating smoking cessation into lung cancer screening improves population health
• Health equity is potentially enhanced by targeted implementation strategies
• Uptake of smoking cessation is crucial for reducing health inequalities