Many service providers now offer different treatment modalities for cessation, such as phone-only, Web-only, or a combination of the two. This study represents the first time these three treatment modalities have been systematically compared for effectiveness. Understanding how utilization varies by mode and how the mode of utilization impacts outcomes could lead to improved treatment.
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Free & Clear, Group Health Center for Health Studies, and SRI International collaborated on a clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of three behavioral programs for tobacco cessation. Varenicline was offered to all groups. Due to the varenicline alerts issued by the FDA in November 2007, the study team analyzed possible effects varenicline had on persons’ mood and other self reported symptoms commonly associated with its use. The population recruited to participate in the study may or may not have had a history of depression.
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Smoking remains the primary preventable cause of death and illness in the U.S. Effective, convenient treatment programs are needed to reduce smoking prevalence. This study compared the effectiveness of three modalities of a behavioral smoking-cessation program in smokers using varenicline.
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This study examined the association between psychiatric history and smoking cessation in a randomized effectiveness trial of three behavioral intervention programs.
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This study aimed to determine the relation between the number of counseling calls a smoker receives with a cessation specialist and whether or not the individual quits smoking.
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Victoria, Australia has a state "Quitline" service designed to help those who are ready to quit smoking and those interested in quitting. Researchers recruited smokers to test of the effectiveness of the Quitline's multiple call counseling program compared to self-help materials for smoking cessation.
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This study aims to explain the impact of smoking on long-term quality of life as well as its burden to society in terms of healthy years of life lost among the smoking population.
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This study examines the effectiveness of the Free & Clear tobacco cessation program to help blue-collar workers in Washington State quit smoking.
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In this study, the researchers examine whether or not preteens and their parents recall hearing smoking prevention messages from the preteen’s doctor. The researchers also studied if doctor’s message had any effect on whether or not the preteen was susceptible to trying smoking in the future.
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Most information on the effectiveness of tobacco cessation programs for people who are uninsured or using Medicaid is found in the fields of medical and public health research. This study, on the other hand, gathers information on the real world experience of tobacco users in the cessation program, Free & Clear.
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In this study, researchers aimed to determine the treatment intensity required to help a person successfully quit smoking. Since many smokers who are ready to quit enroll in smoking cessation programs like Free & Clear and express interest in pharmacotherapy, the researchers wanted to examine the optimal amount of behavioral treatment in combination with pharmacotherapy.
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Having identified Free & Clear plus bupropion as an effective program for smoking cessation, the researchers performed a financial analysis on the treatment to assess its return on investment (ROI) and its internal rate of return (IRR). Through the financial analysis, the researchers addressed employers' need to make cost-effective decisions when choosing smoking cessation programs for their employees.
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Since the 1970s, public health experts have developed self-help guides to help smokers quit on their own. The guides typically convert effective clinical programs into self-administered programs. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of self-help guides and telephone counseling services to help people quit smoking.
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In this study, the researchers aimed to test how well two different types of pharmacotherapy in combination with thirteen weeks of behavioral counseling worked for women who wanted to quit smoking but may have had concerns about gaining weight.
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