Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2006
A randomised controlled trial of motivational interviewing for smoking cessation.
Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Telemedicine for Smoking Cessation in Rural Primary Care
Can Motivational Interviewing be Effective for Smoking Cessation?
Who cites it
44 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 122 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to prevent or cease electronic cigarette use in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- How To Support Smoking Cessation In Primary Care And The Community: A Systematic Review Of Interventions For The Prevention Of Cardiovascular Diseases.Vascular health and risk management · 2019Pooled it
- Individual behavioural counselling for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Effectiveness of management models for facilitating self-management and patient outcomes in adults with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.Systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Motivational interviewing with primary care populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Physician advice for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Efficacy of motivational interviewing for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Tobacco control · 2010Pooled it
- Preliminary evaluation of a telephone-based smoking cessation intervention in the lung cancer screening setting: A randomized clinical trial.Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2017Trial
- Contingent vouchers and motivational interviewing for cigarette smokers in residential substance abuse treatment.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2015Trial
- A randomized trial to evaluate primary care clinician training to use the Teachable Moment Communication Process for smoking cessation counseling.Preventive medicine · 2014Trial
- "Smile healthy to your diabetes": health coaching-based intervention for oral health and diabetes management.Clinical oral investigations · 2014Trial
- Tobacco cessation among low-income smokers: motivational enhancement and nicotine patch treatment.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2014Trial
- Motivational interviewing versus brief advice for cigarette smokers in residential alcohol treatment.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2014Trial
- Effectiveness of two intensive treatment methods for smoking cessation and relapse prevention in patients with coronary heart disease: study protocol and baseline description.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2012Trial
- Motivational interviewing for smoking cessation in college students: a group randomized controlled trial.Preventive medicine · 2010Trial
- Effectiveness of intensive group and individual interventions for smoking cessation in primary health care settings: a randomized trial.BMC public health · 2010Trial
- Ultrasound feedback and motivational interviewing targeting smoking cessation in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2009Trial
- A test of motivational plus nicotine replacement interventions for HIV positive smokers.AIDS and behavior · 2009Trial
- Intrinsic Motivation Inventory for Heart-Healthy Lifestyle (IMI-HeartLife) in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Validation Study.Nursing open · 2025Article
- Improving patient-centred counselling skills among lay healthcare workers in South Africa using the Thusa-Thuso motivational interviewing training and support program.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMotivational interviewing is a technique used to promote change in addictive behaviour, initially used to treat alcoholism. Despite this, its effectiveness has not been sufficiently demonstrated for giving up smoking.
aimThe aim of the study was to establish whether motivational interviewing, compared with anti-smoking advice, is more effective for giving up the habit. DESIGN OF STUDY: Randomised controlled trial.
settingPrimary care in Albecete, Spain.
methodRandom experimental study of 200 smokers assigned to two types of interventions: anti-smoking advice (n = 86) and motivational interviewing (n = 114). Subjects in both groups were offered bupropion when nicotine dependency was high (Fagerström score >7). The success rate was evaluated by intention to treat; point prevalence abstinence was measured 6 and 12 months post intervention by personal testimony, confirmed by means of CO-oximetry (value < 6ppm).
resultsThe measure of effectiveness of the treatment for giving up smoking after both 6 and 12 months, showed that the motivational interviewing action was 5.2 times higher than anti-smoking advice (18.4 % compared to 3.4%; 95% confidence interval = 1.63 to 17.13).
conclusionThe results of our study show that motivational interviewing is more effective than brief advice for giving up smoking.
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