F17 J44 I00-I99
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Doctors ask patients about their tobacco consumption, motivate them to participate in a smoking cessation program and follow-up on the patients smoking behaviour during subsequent consultatio
Sponsors
Director - Department of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - 18 years or older - health insured by AOK - heavy smoker (20 cigarettes per day or more) or suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)/ cardiovascular disease and smoker
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - younger than 18 years - non-smoker - illiterate - cognitive impairments
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is that 12 months after the initial consultation with their doctors, the amount of cigarettes smoked per day by patients in the experimental condition is lower than the amount of cigarettes smoked per day by patients in the control condition. Smoking status is assessed with a questionnaire that participants fill in upon inclusion into the study in the general practice. Follow-up takes place via telephone after 3 and 12 months. Cigarette consumption is measured with Menge-Frequenz-Index (Kraus & Augustin, 2005). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are related to Quality of Life and general well-being. Baseline assessment takes place with a questionnaire that participants fill in upon inclusion into the study in the general practice. Follow-up takes place via telephone after 3 and 12 months. The questionnaire includes items from the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (Heatherton, Kozlowski, Frecker & Fagerström, 1991), Menge-Frequenz Index (Kraus & Augustin, 2005), SmoCess-GP (Jung et al., 2008), Fragebogen zur Änderungsbereitschaft bei Rauchern (Hannöver et al., 2002), SF-12 (Ware, Kosinski & Keller, 1996), EQ-5D-3L (EuroQol Group, 1990) and Visual Simplified Respiratory Questionnaire (Perez et al., 2009). Moreover, general practitioners document the patient's health status (e.g. severity of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cardiovascular disease) on a form during consultations with patients. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnna Levke Brütt
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Medical Psychology
Outcome results
None listed