Cardiovascular diseases: Heart disease Circulatory System Heart disease
Conditions
Interventions
1. Multimodal intervention included, in addition to the personal advice, a relapse prevention booklet, quiz about its contents, an offer to join a 'buddy' support system, signing a declaration of comm
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 540 smokers hospitalised after myocardial infarction or cardiac bypass surgery 2. Current smokers or recent ex-smokers (defined as stopping smoking up to six months earlier) at the time of their hospital admission 3. Had not smoked at all since their hospital admission 4. Sufficiently recovered to receive the intervention, 5. No gross memory impairment 6. Under 76 years of age 7. Could read English 8. Motivated to remain abstinent from smoking after their discharge from the hospital
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Continuous abstinence for 6 weeks and 12 months, biochemically validated by expired air CO. The delivery of the various parts of the intervention was monitored. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed