{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16"],"submitter":["Wu L"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>No previous studies have investigated whether additional telephone follow-up counseling sessions after face-to-face counseling can increase quitting in China, and whether this strategy is feasible and effective for promoting smoking cessation is still unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>A non-randomized controlled study was conducted in Beijing. We compared the quit rates of one group which received face-to-face counseling (FC) alone (one session of 40 min) to another group which received the same face-to-face counseling plus four follow-up sessions of brief telephone counseling (15-20 min each) at 1 week, 1, 3 and 6 month follow-up (FCF). No smoking cessation medication was provided. From October 2008 to August 2013, Chinese male smokers who sought treatment in a part-time regular "],"journal":["BMC public health"],"pagination":["63"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4722719"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Effectiveness of additional follow-up telephone counseling in a smoking cessation clinic in Beijing and predictors of quitting among Chinese male smokers."],"pmcid":["PMC4722719"],"pubmed_authors":["Zuo F","Wu L","He Y","Liu M","Lam TH","Zhou C","Jiang B","Liu Q","Cheng KK","Zhang L","Chen H","Chan SSC"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Effectiveness of additional follow-up telephone counseling in a smoking cessation clinic in Beijing and predictors of quitting among Chinese male smokers.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>No previous studies have investigated whether additional telephone follow-up counseling sessions after face-to-face counseling can increase quitting in China, and whether this strategy is feasible and effective for promoting smoking cessation is still unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>A non-randomized controlled study was conducted in Beijing. We compared the quit rates of one group which received face-to-face counseling (FC) alone (one session of 40 min) to another group which received the same face-to-face counseling plus four follow-up sessions of brief telephone counseling (15-20 min each) at 1 week, 1, 3 and 6 month follow-up (FCF). No smoking cessation medication was provided. From October 2008 to August 2013, Chinese male smokers who sought treatment in a part-time regular ","dates":{"release":"2016-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2016 Jan","modification":"2026-07-15T23:54:43.289Z","creation":"2026-07-09T10:26:24.264Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC4722719","cross_references":{"pubmed":["26801402"],"doi":["10.1186/s12889-016-2718-5"]}}