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High risk strategy in smoking cessation is feasible on a population-based level. The Inter99 study
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Preventive Medicine . Jun2008, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p579-584. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Abstract: Introduction: A high risk strategy is one of more strategies in public health. Smoking remains the most important contributor to the burden of disease in developed countries. Methods: A population-based multi-factorial intervention study, Inter99 (1999–2006), Copenhagen, Denmark, using a high risk strategy. All 2408 daily smokers were repeatedly offered individual face-to-face lifestyle counselling. Smokers in the high-intensity group were offered participation in smoking cessation groups. We measured point abstinence at 1, 3 and 5-year follow-up and compared with a control group, using adjusted intention-to treat analyses. Results: Compared with the control group it was twice as likely to be self-reported abstinent at 5-year follow-up in the high-intensity intervention group (OR: 2.19; 95%CI: 1.7–2.8; p <0.001). The effect of the intervention was significant, even when comparing validated abstinence in the intervention groups with self-reported abstinence in the control group (OR: 1.38; 95%CI: 1.1–1.8; p =0.014). Male gender, vocational training, higher age at onset of smoking, high knowledge of harm of smoking and lower tobacco consumption predicted abstinence. Conclusion: A high risk strategy showed a significant effect on smoking in the long term. Proactive recruitment, face-to-face setting, repeated offer of assistance to quit and a multi-factorial approach may explain the success of the intervention. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- *SMOKING cessation
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00917435
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Preventive Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32648210
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.02.026