Use and effectiveness of quitlines versus Web-based tobacco cessation interventions among 4 state tobacco control programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comparative effectiveness studies of state tobacco quitlines and Web-based tobacco cessation interventions are limited. In 2009, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention undertook a study of the comparative effectiveness of state quitlines and Web-based tobacco cessation interventions.

Methods

Standardized questionnaires were administered to smokers who enrolled exclusively in either quitlines or Web-based tobacco cessation services in 4 states in 2011-2012. The primary outcome was the 30-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) rate at 7 months both between and within interventions.

Results

A total of 4086 participants were included in the analysis. Quitline users were significantly older, more heterogeneous in terms of race and ethnicity, less educa

SUBMITTER: Neri AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9152769 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature