An intensive smoking cessation intervention reduced hospital admissions and mortality in high risk smokers with CVD.
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Intervention: an intensive smoking cessation intervention plus usual care (n = 109) or usual care only (n = 100). The intensive intervention included weekly 60 minute counselling sessions for >3 months after discharge and individualised nicotine replacement therapy and/or bupropion at no cost. Intervention group patients were re-treated if they started smoking again. Usual care included written self help materials and a 30 minute counselling session before discharge.
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An intensive smoking cessation intervention reduced mortality in high-risk smokers with cardiovascular disease.
PURPOSES To compare an intensive smoking cessation intervention against usual care in hospitalized high-risk smokers with acute cardiovascular disease. METHODS A total of 209 hospitalized smokers were randomized to the intensive intervention (n = 109) or to usual care (n = 100). Usual care consisted only of counseling and printed educational material provided prior to hospital discharge. Inte...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Evidence-based medicine
دوره 12 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007