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A pharmacist-led system-change smoking cessation intervention for smokers admitted to Australian public hospitals (GIVE UP FOR GOOD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Community pharmacy personnel interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Combined pharmacotherapy and behavioural interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Smoking cessation intervention in Australian general practice: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomised controlled trial.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2021Trial
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- Pharmacist E-script transcription service initiated nicotine replacement therapy uptake in pre-admission clinic: A pilot study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an intensive and abbreviated individualized smoking cessation program delivered by pharmacists: A pragmatic, mixed-method, randomized trial.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPC · 2022Article
- Development and validation of a 21-item challenges to stopping smoking (CSS-21) scale.BMJ open · 2016Article
- Quitting experiences and preferences for a future quit attempt: a study among inpatient smokers.BMJ open · 2015Article
- Factors affecting the decision to quit smoking of the participants of a hospital-based smoking cessation program in Greece.Journal of caring sciences · 2015Article
- Distinguishing adult-onset asthma from COPD: a review and a new approach.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2014Review
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundIntensive smoking cessation interventions initiated during hospitalisation are effective, but currently not widely available. Strategies are needed to integrate smoking cessation treatment into routine inpatient care. Pharmacist-led interventions for smoking cessation are feasible and efficacious in both ambulatory and community pharmacy settings. However, there is a lack of evidence from large scale studies of the effectiveness of pharmacist guided programs initiated during patient hospitalisation in achieving long-term abstinence. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led system change intervention initiated during hospitalisation in Australian public hospitals. METHODS/
designA multi-centre, randomised controlled trial will be conducted with 12 months follow-up. Smokers, 18 years or older, will be recruited from the wards of three Victorian public hospitals. Participants will be randomly assigned to a usual care or intervention group using a computer generated randomisation list. The intervention group will receive at least three smoking cessation support sessions by a trained pharmacist: the first during the hospital stay, the second on or immediately after discharge and the third within one month post-discharge. All smoking cessation medications will be provided free of charge during the hospital stay and for at least one week after discharge. Participants randomised to usual care will receive the current care routinely provided by the hospital. All measurements at baseline, discharge, one, six and 12 months will be performed by a blinded Research Assistant. The primary outcome measures are carbon monoxide validated 7-day point prevalence abstinence at six and 12 months. DISCUSSION: This is the first large scale study to develop and test a pharmacist-led system change intervention program initiated during patient hospitalisation. If successful, the program could be considered for wider implementation across other hospitals.
trial registrationACTRN12612000368831.
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