Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2020
Acceptability of real-time video counselling compared to other behavioural interventions for smoking cessation in rural and remote areas.
Trial report in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Psychological and behavioral profiles of combustible vs. e-cigarette users: a narrative review of the implications for tailored non-pharmacological cessation interventions.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Uses of Virtual Care in Primary Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Telehealth Delivery of Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Cancer Care: An Ongoing Innovation Accelerated by the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2021Article
- Effect of COVID-19 on smoking cessation outcomes in a large primary care treatment programme: an observational study.BMJ open · 2021Observational
- Transitioning to Remote Clinic Visits in a Smoking Cessation Trial During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed Methods Evaluation.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study evaluated the acceptability of real-time video counselling compared to a) telephone counselling and b) written materials in assisting rural and remote residents to quit smoking.
methodsParticipants were recruited into a three-arm, parallel group randomised trial and randomly allocated to either: a) real-time video counselling; b) telephone counselling; or c) written materials. At 4-months post-baseline participants completed an online survey that examined self-reported acceptability and helpfulness of the support.
resultsOverall, 93.5 % of video counselling participants and 96.2 % of telephone counselling participants who received support thought it was acceptable for a smoking cessation advisor to contact them via video software or telephone respectively. There were significant differences between video counselling and telephone counselling groups on three of 10 acceptability or helpfulness measures. Video counselling participants had significantly lower odds of reporting the number of calls were about right (OR 0.50, 95 % CI 0.27-0.93), recommending the support to family and friends (OR 0.18, 95 % CI 0.04-0.85) and reporting the support helped with motivation to try quitting (OR 0.24, 95 % CI 0.07-0.76) compared to telephone counselling participants. Video counselling participants had significantly greater odds than written materials participants of rating the support favourably on all seven acceptability and helpfulness items compared.
conclusionsReal-time video counselling for smoking cessation is acceptable and well-received by those living in rural and remote locations. Further research is required to enhance the three attributes that were less acceptable for video counselling than telephone counselling.
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