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

Although many family physicians may discuss smoking cessation with their patients, few do
so consistently. A common belief among many physicians is that such efforts will not deter …

To understand the effect of brief stop smoking advice by physicians, we conducted a
randomized clinical trial in 258 smokers. After three months, 8.8 per cent of the intervention …

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 …

Objective The primary care visit represents an important venue for intervening with a large
population of smokers. However, physician adherence to the Smoking Cessation Clinical …

Objectives Assess brief intervention including opportunistic advice and encouragement,
behaviour change support, pharmacotherapy prescription or recommendation, and referral …

OBJECTIVE.: To evaluate the effectiveness of two in-hospital smoking cessation
interventions—brief advice and extended counseling with follow-up. METHODS.: The …

Background. This study evaluated the effectiveness of three smoking cessation interventions
for this population:(1) modified usual care (UC);(2) brief advice (A); and (3) brief advice plus …