TELEPHONE QUITLINES WORK SAYS OXFORD RESEARCH
July 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
RECENT research has shown that smokers who receive supportive phone calls from counsellor have a 50% greater chance of quitting than smokers who only receive self-help materials and/or brief counselling; with three calls being particularly effective. This result comes from an assessment of 48 trials worldwide by the independent Oxford-based Cochrane Collaboration Secretariat. Lindsay Stead, chief author, said: "Telephone quitlines provide an important route of access to support for smokers, and call-back counseling enhances their ...
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