Background and aims Three to 10 minutes of smoking cessation advice by physicians is
effective to increase quit rates, but is not routinely practised. We examined the effectiveness …

Objective To study the effectiveness of a very brief advice (< 30 s) on smoking cessation.
Design A 'proof-of-principle'single-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT). Setting Medical …

Background Many smokers do not use existing free or low-cost smoking cessation services,
cost-effective interventions to increase use are needed. Methods We did a 2-armed cluster …

Background Tobacco use is one of the most common preventable causes of death, but more
than half of the Chinese men still use tobacco products. Moreover, 63.6% of Chinese …

Background and aims There is inconsistent evidence that behavioural support to promote
smoking reduction is effective at increasing smoking cessation. We examined the …

Aims To compare the efficacy of brief advice about cut-down-to-quit (CDTQ) with that of brief
advice about quit immediately (QI), as delivered by trained volunteers, without the use of …

Background Helping tobacco smokers to quit during a medical visit is a clinical and public
health priority. Research suggests that most health professionals engage their patients in at …

OBJECTIVE: To explore demographic-, health-, and smoking-related predictors and
moderators of outcome in smokers who participated in two different brief smoking cessation …

Aims To test the efficacy of (i) computer‐generated tailored letters and (ii) practitioner‐
delivered brief advice for smoking cessation against an assessment‐only condition; and to …

METHODS A quantitative, cross-sectional survey design was adopted. Healthcare
professionals (n= 133) who attended one of ten training sessions on brief interventions for …