Tobacco Use Prevention Mental and Behavioural Disorders Persons encountering health services for other counselling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Smokers willing to quit underwent an 8-week smoking cessation intervention combining individual-based counseling and nicotine replacement therapy and/or bupropion, provided by a general internist. In
Sponsors
Swiss Tobacco Prevention Fund (Switzerland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 70 2. Currently smoking for = 3 years at least 10 cig./day 3. Motivation to quit smoking of 6/10 or more on the Likert Scale (from 0 to 10)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Current pharmacological use to quit smoking 2. Presence of an unstable or life-threatening medical condition 3. Current psychiatric illness 4. At risk alcohol consumption 5. Illegal drug consumption, such as cannabis 6. Meets American Heart Association's criteria for antibiotic-prophylaxis before dental intervention (Wilson, et al., 2007) 7. Long-term bisphosphonate treatment 8. Recent oral hygiene intervention (< 6 months)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility and acceptability of the dentist intervention, assessed by a hetero-administered questionnaire for the patient at 8 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Smoking cessation rates, assesed by hetero-administered questionnaire and carbon monoxide expiration test at 8 weeks and 6 months. 2. Changes in orodental status, assessed by an oro-dental exam by the dentist at the 2nd visit | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed