Impact of brief smoking cessation intervention on quitting rate and glycemic control in patients with diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to evaluate the impact of a brief smoking cessation intervention among patients with diabetes.

Methods

This randomized interventional clinical trial involved patients with diabetes who smoked tobacco and attended the outpatient diabetes clinic at Penang Hospital, Malaysia. Participants were randomized into a control group that usual care for patients with diabetes, or an intervention group that received a 5-minute physician-delivered brief counseling session on tobacco cessation using the 5A's strategy, in addition to usual care. Primary outcome measures were assessed over three visits (every 3-4 months) including mean glycated hemoglobin level, quitting rate, blood pressure, and mean number of cigarettes smoked per day.

Results

In total, 126 partic

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim AKA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10612461 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature