The purpose of the study was to examine the applicability of such tools in Korea by participating in an international joint research that aims expanding the scope of utilization and application of HTA, to investigate the domestic applicability of these tools, and to enhance the expertise of international researches of the National Evidence-based healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA) by actively sharing the current conditions of Korea and study results in the process of the international joint research. Also the study aimed to contribute to the advancement of domestic smoking cessation programs and the development of national tobacco control policies by identifying and derivation of the studies lacking in developing assessment tools in Korea.