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What makes for an effective stop-smoking service?
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BACKGROUND: The English network of stop-smoking services (SSSs) is among the best-value life-preserving clinical intervention in the UK NHS and is internationally renowned. However, success varies considerably across services, making it important to examine the factors that influence their effectiveness. METHODS: Data from 126,890 treatment episodes in 24 SSSs in 2009-10 were used to assess the association between intervention characteristics and success rates, adjusting for key smoker characteristics. Treatment characteristics examined were setting (eg, primary care, specialist clinics, pharmacy), type of support (eg, group, one-to-one) and medication (eg, varenicline, single nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), combination of two or more forms of NRT). The main outcome measure was abstinence from smoking 4 weeks after the target quit date, verified by carbon monoxide concentration in expired air. RESULTS: There was substantial variation in success rates across intervention characteristics after adjusting for smoker characteristics. Single NRT was associated with higher success rates than no medication (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.39 to 2.22); combination NRT and varenicline were more successful than single NRT (OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.91 and OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.57 to 2.02, respectively); group support was linked to higher success rates than one-to-one support (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.76); primary care settings were less successful than specialist clinics (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.99). CONCLUSIONS: Routine clinic data support findings from randomised controlled trials that smokers receiving stop-smoking support from specialist clinics, treatment in groups and varenicline or combination NRT are more likely to succeed than those receiving treatment in primary care, one-to-one and single NRT. All smokers should have access to, and be encouraged to use, the most effective intervention options.
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- Authors
- Brose, L. S., West, R., McDermott, M. S., Fidler, J. A., Croghan, E., & McEwen, A.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Cancer Research UK (GB)
- Department of Health and Social Care (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Brose, L. S.
- Venue
- Thorax
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2011-06-27
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 924-926
- ISSN
- 0040-6376 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2164069574
- Cited by
- 110
- References
- 6
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- FWCI
- 10.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- other-oa
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- Thorax (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- Cancer Research UK (C1417/A7972, C1417)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (T336/BSS/M)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Keywords
- smoking cessation, smoking cessation services, nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline, group support, one-to-one support, primary care, specialist clinics, abstinence, carbon monoxide measurement, intervention effectiveness, National Health Service
- MeSH terms
- Administration, Cutaneous, United Kingdom, Humans, Primary Health Care, Smoking Cessation, Nicotinic Agonists
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