Smoking cessation Mental and Behavioural Disorders Nicotene addition
Conditions
Interventions
The control group will receive the usual care plus standard information. Participants will be assessed at baseline and sent standard non-tailored information (NHS Smokefree booklet), as well as receiv
Sponsors
University College London (UCL) (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All current cigarette smokers aged 18 to 65, either sex, able to read English will be eligible for inclusion in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are minimal because the aim is to recruit all smokers. However, any patients selected who are considered by the GP to be unsuitable for the project, e.g., people with severe mental impairment or severely or terminally ill, will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prolonged abstinence for 1 month and for 3 months at the 6-month follow-up. Outcomes will be measured by postal questionnaire. Non-respondents to questionnaires will receive one postal reminder. Non-respondents to the reminder will be contacted by telephone. In order to estimate the accuracy of self-reports, a random sample of 20% of the participants who report abstinence will have their status validated by salivary cotinine sample, obtained by post. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. 24 hour and 7 day point-prevalence abstinence 2. Quit attempts 3. Changes in motivation and intention to quit 4. Cognitions measured at baseline 5. Use of Nicotene Replacement Therapy (NRT) or Zyban 6. Any contact with advice services or health professionals (group, clinic, telephone, or face-to-face) 7. Use of NHS resources and other smoking cessation aids for economic analysis Process measures: 1. Adherence to advice 2. Perceptions of the feedback reports 3. Perceived personal relevance of the feedback reports Information from General Practices: Performance against target figures set by PCTs before and after the intervention as indicators of activity | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed