AIMS: This study aimed to assess the effects of opportunistic brief physician advice to stop smoking and offer of assistance on incidence of attempts to stop and quit success in smokers not selected by motivation to quit. METHODS: We included relevant trials from the Cochrane Reviews of physician advice for smoking cessation, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), varenicline and bupropion. We extracted data on quit attempts and quit success. Estimates were combined using the Mantel-Haentszel method and heterogeneity assessed with the I(2) statistic. Study quality was assessed by method of randomization, allocation concealment and follow-up blind to allocation. RESULTS: Thirteen studies were included. Compared to no intervention, advice to qui...
Physicians are in a unique position to advise smokers to quit because of their ability to integrate ...
BACKGROUND: Effective pharmacotherapies are available to help people who are trying to stop smoking,...
Background: The standard way most people are advised to stop smoking is by quitting abruptly on a de...
AIMS: This study aimed to assess the effects of opportunistic brief physician advice to stop smoking...
BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals frequently advise people to improve their health by stopping sm...
OBJECTIVES: Physicians are in a unique position to advise smokers to quit by integrating the various...
BACKGROUND: The standard way to stop smoking is to quit abruptly on a designated quit day. A number ...
Objective: Effective strategies are needed to encourage smoking cessation for smokers without an int...
ObjectivesPhysicians are in a unique position to advise smokers to quit by integrating the various a...
Background: Limited treatment options exist for smokers who are not ready to make a quit attempt. Sm...
Background Having a disease and requiring medical attention present an excellent 'teachable moment'...
Research Objective. To estimate the effect of provider advice in routine clinical contacts on patien...
BACKGROUND: Individual counselling from a smoking cessation specialist may help smokers to make a su...
BACKGROUND: Many smokers give up smoking on their own, but materials giving advice and information m...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative impacts of three physician-delivered smoking interventions in comb...
Physicians are in a unique position to advise smokers to quit because of their ability to integrate ...
BACKGROUND: Effective pharmacotherapies are available to help people who are trying to stop smoking,...
Background: The standard way most people are advised to stop smoking is by quitting abruptly on a de...
AIMS: This study aimed to assess the effects of opportunistic brief physician advice to stop smoking...
BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals frequently advise people to improve their health by stopping sm...
OBJECTIVES: Physicians are in a unique position to advise smokers to quit by integrating the various...
BACKGROUND: The standard way to stop smoking is to quit abruptly on a designated quit day. A number ...
Objective: Effective strategies are needed to encourage smoking cessation for smokers without an int...
ObjectivesPhysicians are in a unique position to advise smokers to quit by integrating the various a...
Background: Limited treatment options exist for smokers who are not ready to make a quit attempt. Sm...
Background Having a disease and requiring medical attention present an excellent 'teachable moment'...
Research Objective. To estimate the effect of provider advice in routine clinical contacts on patien...
BACKGROUND: Individual counselling from a smoking cessation specialist may help smokers to make a su...
BACKGROUND: Many smokers give up smoking on their own, but materials giving advice and information m...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative impacts of three physician-delivered smoking interventions in comb...
Physicians are in a unique position to advise smokers to quit because of their ability to integrate ...
BACKGROUND: Effective pharmacotherapies are available to help people who are trying to stop smoking,...
Background: The standard way most people are advised to stop smoking is by quitting abruptly on a de...