Effectiveness of proactive and reactive services at the Swedish National Tobacco Quitline in a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Swedish National Tobacco Quitline (SNTQ), which has both a proactive and a reactive service, has successfully provided tobacco cessation support since 1998. As there is a demand for an increase in national cessation support, and because the quitline works under funding constraints, it is crucial to identify the most clinically effective and cost-effective service. A randomized controlled trial was performed to compare the effectiveness of the high-intensity proactive service with the low-intensity reactive service at the SNTQ.

Methods

Those who called the SNTQ for smoking or tobacco cessation from February 2009 to September 2010 were randomized to proactive service (even dates) and reactive service (odd dates). Data were collected through postal questionnaires

SUBMITTER: Nohlert E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4059482 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature