title: [A return on investment tool in tobacco control: what do stakeholders think?].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The European EQUIPT study will co-create a return on investment tool in several countries, aiming to provide decision makers with information and justification on the returns that can be generated by investing in tobacco control. This study aimed to identify the needs of potential users in Spain in order to provide information on the transferability of the tool.
  
  
  METHODS
  Telephone interviews with stakeholders were conducted including questions about the implementation of the tool, intended use and tobacco control interventions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Implementing the tool could provide added value to the information used in decision-making to advocate for cost-effective policies. The main drawback would be the training and time needed to learn how the tool works and for internal calculations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Knowledge and ideas from potential users collected in this study could inform the EQUIPT Tool adaptation. Thus, stakeholders could have an instrument that assists them on making healthcare decisions.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recerca en Economia i Salut (CRES), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: celia@equipt.eu.
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recerca en Economia i Salut (CRES), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trapero-Bertran
authors.affiliation: Caphri School of Public Health and Primary Care, Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Kei Long
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.affiliation: Caphri School of Public Health and Primary Care, Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evers
authors.affiliation: Caphri School of Public Health and Primary Care, Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Mickaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiligsmann
authors.affiliation: Caphri School of Public Health and Primary Care, Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Hein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.affiliation: Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, España.
authors.forename: Ángel
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: López-Nicolás
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007449:Investments; D000074606:Smoking Prevention / Q000191:economics*; D013030:Spain; D014026:Nicotiana
keywords: Comparative effectiveness research; Economía en atención de salud y organizaciones; Evaluación de programas y proyectos de salud; Health care economics and organizations; Health policy; Hábito de fumar; Investigación sobre eficacia comparativa; Política de salud; Program evaluation; Smoking; Tabaco; Tobacco