2013
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f4921
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Performance of English stop smoking services in first 10 years: analysis of service monitoring data

Abstract: Main outcome measuresAnnual figures for the number of quit dates set (throughput), the percentage of these that led to biochemically verified abstinence after four weeks (four week quit rate), and the "impact" in terms of the number of four week quitters beyond those who it is estimated would have stopped with only a prescription for smoking cessation treatment; characteristics of smokers being treated, medication used, and mode of delivery (for example, one to one, group based); variability across local servi… Show more

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“…It does, however, support the efficacy of the SSS in increasing the success of quit attempts over unsupported attempts, and endorses the notion that smokers who take advantage of stop smoking programmes have a greater chance of stopping smoking and remaining abstinent than those who try to quit on their own. Nevertheless, the quit rate of around 5% in those who did not attend (in both treatment groups) is higher than one would expect in spontaneous quit rates, 122,123 suggesting that a prompt of any kind through mass mailing can have a positive effect.…”
Section: Interpretation Acceptance and Feasibilitymentioning
confidence: 87%
“…It does, however, support the efficacy of the SSS in increasing the success of quit attempts over unsupported attempts, and endorses the notion that smokers who take advantage of stop smoking programmes have a greater chance of stopping smoking and remaining abstinent than those who try to quit on their own. Nevertheless, the quit rate of around 5% in those who did not attend (in both treatment groups) is higher than one would expect in spontaneous quit rates, 122,123 suggesting that a prompt of any kind through mass mailing can have a positive effect.…”
Section: Interpretation Acceptance and Feasibilitymentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Cessation medications are also provided, including the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), bupropion and varenicline. In 2010/2011, 34% of smokers who set a quit date in English stop smoking clinics stopped smoking 4 weeks after the quit date 15. However, approximately 75% of these short‐term quitters returned to regular smoking within 12 months 5.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Providing specialist advice and access to medication support, this comprehensive program has seen a good success rate in their reach and impact (14). However, despite achieving quit rates of 35% in 4 weeks of using the program, less than 5% of the smokers actually utilize the service owing to declined motivation to contact the services after referral from health care providers (14)(15)(16).…”
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confidence: 99%