Provision of relapse prevention interventions in UK NHS Stop Smoking Services: a survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

UK NHS Stop Smoking Services provide cost effective smoking cessation interventions but, as yet, there has been no assessment of their provision of relapse prevention interventions.

Methods

Electronic questionnaire survey of 185 UK Stop Smoking Services Managers.

Results

Ninety six Stop Smoking Service managers returned completed questionnaires (52% response rate). Of these, 58.3% (n = 56) ran NHS Stop Smoking Services which provided relapse prevention interventions for clients with the most commonly provided interventions being behavioural support: telephone (77%), group (73%), and individual (54%). Just under half (48%, n = 27) offered nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), 21.4% (n = 12) bupropion; 19.6% (n = 11) varenicline. Over 80% of those providing rel

SUBMITTER: Agboola SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2912902 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature