Faith Matcham1, Lisa McNally, Florian Vogt. 1. Department of Psychological Medicine, Weston Education Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The National Health Service (NHS) Stop Smoking Service (SSS) is an extremely cost-effective method of enabling smoking cessation. However, the SSS is only used by a minority of smokers. Developing interventions to maintain service attendance may help to increase the number of quitters. This study pilots an intervention aimed at maintaining attendance by (1) increasing motivation to attend through a booklet providing evidence of service effectiveness and (2) strengthening the link between motivation to attend and attendance through forming an implementation intention. DESIGN: A factorial randomized controlled trial. METHODS: A total of 160 newly enrolled smokers at the Surrey NHS SSS were recruited and randomly assigned to one of four conditions: (1) standard care (SC), (2) SC + effectiveness booklet, (3) SC + implementation intention, and (4) SC + effectiveness booklet + implementation intention. The outcome measures included attendance at the SSS and the 4-week quit rate. RESULTS: The booklet increased service attendance (OR = 2.93, p < .01, 95% CI = 1.45-5.93; Number Needed to Treat = 3.3) but had no impact on the 4-week quit rate (OR = 1.55, 95% CI = 0.75-3.21). Forming an implementation intention had no impact on service attendance or the 4-week quit rate. Attending the service was associated with a higher 4-week quit rate (ρ = 87.52, p < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Presenting information about the effectiveness of the service improved service attendance. A larger trial now needs to evaluate whether this intervention can also increase the quit rate. STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTION: What is already known on this subject? The NHS Stop Smoking Service is an effective yet underused method of enabling smoking cessation. Low uptake levels may be due to smokers' misconception that the service will not improve their chances of quitting successfully. Improving smokers' perceptions of service efficacy may be valuable for maintaining service attendance, and subsequently improving smoking cessation levels in the United Kingdom. What does this study add? This pilot randomized controlled trial is the first to target service attendance rather than cessation levels. The results demonstrate that providing evidence of service efficacy in a simple icon array format can significantly improve service attendance.
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OBJECTIVES: The National Health Service (NHS) Stop Smoking Service (SSS) is an extremely cost-effective method of enabling smoking cessation. However, the SSS is only used by a minority of smokers. Developing interventions to maintain service attendance may help to increase the number of quitters. This study pilots an intervention aimed at maintaining attendance by (1) increasing motivation to attend through a booklet providing evidence of service effectiveness and (2) strengthening the link between motivation to attend and attendance through forming an implementation intention. DESIGN: A factorial randomized controlled trial. METHODS: A total of 160 newly enrolled smokers at the Surrey NHS SSS were recruited and randomly assigned to one of four conditions: (1) standard care (SC), (2) SC + effectiveness booklet, (3) SC + implementation intention, and (4) SC + effectiveness booklet + implementation intention. The outcome measures included attendance at the SSS and the 4-week quit rate. RESULTS: The booklet increased service attendance (OR = 2.93, p < .01, 95% CI = 1.45-5.93; Number Needed to Treat = 3.3) but had no impact on the 4-week quit rate (OR = 1.55, 95% CI = 0.75-3.21). Forming an implementation intention had no impact on service attendance or the 4-week quit rate. Attending the service was associated with a higher 4-week quit rate (ρ = 87.52, p < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Presenting information about the effectiveness of the service improved service attendance. A larger trial now needs to evaluate whether this intervention can also increase the quit rate. STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTION: What is already known on this subject? The NHS Stop Smoking Service is an effective yet underused method of enabling smoking cessation. Low uptake levels may be due to smokers' misconception that the service will not improve their chances of quitting successfully. Improving smokers' perceptions of service efficacy may be valuable for maintaining service attendance, and subsequently improving smoking cessation levels in the United Kingdom. What does this study add? This pilot randomized controlled trial is the first to target service attendance rather than cessation levels. The results demonstrate that providing evidence of service efficacy in a simple icon array format can significantly improve service attendance.
Authors: Flora Tzelepis; Christine L Paul; Christopher M Williams; Conor Gilligan; Tim Regan; Justine Daly; Rebecca K Hodder; Emma Byrnes; Judith Byaruhanga; Tameka McFadyen; John Wiggers Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2019-10-29
Authors: Alex Dregan; Ann McNeill; Fiona Gaughran; Peter B Jones; Anna Bazley; Sean Cross; Kate Lillywhite; David Armstrong; Shubulade Smith; David P J Osborn; Robert Stewart; Til Wykes; Matthew Hotopf Journal: PLoS One Date: 2020-03-27 Impact factor: 3.240