Smoking Cessation Treatment and Outcomes Patterns Simulation: A New Framework for Evaluating the Potential Health and Economic Impact of Smoking Cessation Interventions

By allowing for multiple quit attempts over the course of individuals’ lives, the simulation can provide more reliable estimates on the health and economic impact of interventions designed to increase abstinence from smoking. Furthermore, the individual nature of the simulation allows for evaluation of outcomes in populations with different baseline profiles. DES provides a framework for comprehensive and appropriate predictions when applied to smoking cessation over smoker lifetimes. </AbstractSection> Copyright Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013