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ArticleBMC public health2016

Use of aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction: A population survey of adults in England.

Emma Beard, Jamie Brown, Susan Michie, Eileen Kaner, Petra Meier, Robert West

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Article in BMC public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03717051 (Use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03717051 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Sample and Brief Smoking Cessation Advice for Recruiting Smokers to Smoking Cessation Services and Motivating Quit Attempts

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe University of Hong KongRan2018 to 2020Enrolled834ConditionsSmoking CessationArmsNicotine replacement therapy (NRT) sampling, Medication counseling
3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Emma BeardResearch Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK. e.beard@ucl.ac.uk.
Jamie BrownResearch Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
Susan MichieResearch Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
Eileen KanerInstitute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Petra MeierScHARR, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Robert WestDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.
University College London · GBNewcastle University · GBUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 14135
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt is important for policy planning to chart the methods smokers and high-risk drinkers use to help them change their behaviour. This study assessed prevalence of use, and characteristics of users, of support for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction in England.

methodsData were used from the Smoking and Alcohol Toolkit Studies, which involve monthly face-to-face computer-assisted interviews of adults aged 16+ in England. We included data collected between June 2014 and July 2015 on 1600 smokers who had made at least one quit attempt and 911 high-risk drinkers (defined as scores >8+ on the full AUDIT or 5+ on questions 1-3 of the AUDIT-C) who had made an attempt to cut down in the past 12 months. Participants provided information on their socio-demographic characteristics and use of aids during their most recent quit attempt including pharmacotherapy, face-to-face counselling, telephone support, self-help materials (digital and printed), and complementary medicine.

resultsA total of 60.3% of smokers used aids in the past year, compared with just 14.9% of high-risk drinkers. Use of pharmacotherapy was high among smokers and very low among drinkers (56.0%

conclusionIn England, the use of pharmacotherapy is prevalent for smoking cessation but not alcohol reduction. Other aids are used at a low rate, with face-to-face counselling being more common for alcohol reduction than smoking cessation.

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Smoking PreventionAdultAlcohol DrinkingCounselingEnglandFemaleHealth PromotionHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePrevalenceSmokingSmoking CessationSurveys and QuestionnairesAlcoholAlcohol Toolkit StudyBehavioural supportHigh-risk drinkingPharmacotherapySmokingSmoking Toolkit StudyTreatment

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PMID27931202
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