Potential benefits and other consequences to measure in an economic evaluation
| • improvements to health and quality of life | ||
|---|---|---|
| • improvements to family health (decrease in passive smoking) | ||
| • improved quality of life for family (more to spend on other goods as expenditure on cigarettes is reduced) | ||
| • reduced home re-decoration costs | ||
| Potential savings: health care system | • reduction in costs imposed on other services and in future demands by treated individuals. | |
| Potential savings: society | • gains to employers in terms of work attendance and productivity due to improved health, fewer smoking breaks (if permitted), reduced re-decoration costs and decreased risk of fire. | |
| • reduction in litter (fewer cigarette butts) | ||