Effects of frequency and duration in telephone counselling for smoking cessation: Table 1

Abstract

Objective: This study evaluates alternative protocols in telephone counselling for smoking cessation. Design: The American Cancer Society enrolled 6322 clients in a randomised trial comparing three counselling formats of varying duration and frequency of contact, with or without booster sessions, and mailed self help booklets without telephone counselling. Setting and participants: Participants were drawn from callers to the American Cancer Society's National Cancer Information Center seeking assistance with smoking cessation who provided informed consent and were adult daily smokers, ready to make a quit attempt within two weeks, and from states not served by an evidence based proactive telephone counselling programme. Outcomes: Six-month cessation rates (30-day point prevalence) were measured in telephone interviews.Results: There was a significant counselling effect. The overall cessation rates that were yielded by a brief protocol including booster sessions were equivalent to those obtained with the American Cancer Society's standard protocol with boosters. Conclusions: Based on these findings, the abbreviated protocol with five sessions and two boosters is considered to be an option for improving cost efficiency in the delivery of this service.

Dyadic Efficacy for Smoking Cessation: Preliminary Assessment of a New Instrument

“…Among those who did not complete follow-up surveys (n = 430), consistent with typical Quitline follow-up rates (Rabius et al, 2007), the most common reason for not completing follow-up surveys was loss to follow (86%). Other reasons included relocation (8%), active refusal (5%), and death (1%).…”

“…The Quitline is an evidence-based program whose effectiveness has been demonstrated in several large-scale randomized clinical trials (Rabius, McAlister, Geiger, Huang, & Todd, 2004;Rabius, Pike, Hunter, Wiatrek, & McAlister, 2007). The Quitline is a free service available 7 days a week and 24 hr per day to all Texas residents.…”

Utilization of Services in a Randomized Trial Testing Phone- and Web-Based Interventions for Smoking Cessation

“…It is important to understand what factors influence treatment utilization as it may indicate ways to increase utilization and treatment success. To date, only a few published studies have examined predictors of utilization within individual modalities (Etter, 2005;Japuntich et al, 2006;Rabius, Pike, Wiatrek, & McAlister, 2008;Severson, Gordon, Danaher, & Akers, 2008;Shiffman, Kassel, Gwaltney, & McChargue, 2005;Strecher, Shiffman, & West, 2006;Strecher et al, 2008 ;Zbikowski, Hapgood, Smucker Barnwell, & McAfee, 2008), and none have compared utilization of treatment delivered with these three different modalities (i.e., phone, Web, or combined).…”

Effects of different types of smoking cessation behavioural therapy in disadvantaged areas in the Netherlands: an observational study.

“…Substantial drop-out of participants of low socioeconomic status attending smoking cessation therapy is a known phenomenon 36,39 , and extends to research follow-up as well 40 . Drop-out in this study was highest in telephone counselling, which can have high rates of drop-out after relapse 41 . We do not feel that this drop-out has led to bias in this study, however, because the expectation would be that those who remained would do better than those who dropped out.…”