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Indoor Air Quality at Home-An Economic Analysis.

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Mealing, Stuart 
McMaster, Jessica 
Holmes, Hayden 
Owen, Lesley 

Abstract

Background: People with respiratory conditions are susceptible to health problems caused by exposure to indoor air pollutants. An economic framework was developed to inform a guideline developed by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to estimate the required level of efficacy necessary for an intervention to be cost-saving in dwellings across England. Methods: An economic modelling framework was built to estimate the incremental costs pre- and post-implementation of interventions designed to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution within dwellings of varying building-related risk factors and profiles. The intervention cost was varied simultaneously with the relative reduction in symptomatic cases of each health condition to estimate the point at which an intervention may become cost-saving. Four health conditions were considered. Results: People living in dwellings with either an extreme risk profile or usable floor area <90m2 have the greatest capacity to benefit and save National Health Service (NHS) costs from interventions at any given level of effectiveness and upfront cost. Conclusions: At any effectiveness level, the threshold for the upfront intervention cost to remain cost-saving is equivalent across the different home characteristics. The flexible model can be used to guide decision-making under a range of scenarios.

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Keywords

cost-effectiveness analysis, economic model, indoor air pollution, public health guidance, Air Pollution, Indoor, Cost-Benefit Analysis, England, Humans, Models, Economic, State Medicine

Journal Title

Int J Environ Res Public Health

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Journal ISSN

1661-7827
1660-4601

Volume Title

18

Publisher

MDPI AG