Effect of varying levels of disease management on smoking cessation: a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cigarette smoking is a chronic, relapsing illness that is inadequately addressed in primary care practice.

Objective

To compare cessation rates among smokers who receive pharmacotherapy alone or combined with either moderate- or high-intensity disease management that includes counseling and provider feedback.

Design

Randomized clinical trial from June 2004 to December 2007.

Setting

50 rural primary care practices.

Participants

750 persons who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day.

Intervention

Pharmacotherapy alone (n = 250), pharmacotherapy supplemented with up to 2 counseling calls (moderate-intensity disease management) (n = 249), or pharmacotherapy supplemented with up to 6 counseling calls (high-intensity disease management) (n = 2

SUBMITTER: Ellerbeck EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2825176 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature