Brief counseling for smoking cessation and alcohol use reduction concomitant with hospital procedures: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effect of brief counseling on patient readiness for behavioral change and cessation/reduction of tobacco and alcohol use.

Methods

This clinical trial randomized patients in blocks, stratified by risk factor. Adult smokers or at-risk drinkers undergoing surgical or diagnostic procedures were recruited. Outcome assessments and analyses were blinded. Brief counseling was compared with educational materials for the outcomes progress in stage of change and smoking/alcohol cessation/reduction.

Results

Overall, 222 participants were randomly assigned to the intervention group and 218 to the control group. Among them, 28 and 18 patients were lost to follow-up, respectively. Progress in change stage was 94.1% at 1 month in both groups (RR = 1.00; 95%C

SUBMITTER: Alba LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9561838 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature