Open AccessPrevention of Relapse After Quitting Smoking
Author(s) -
Tim Lancaster,
Peter Hájek,
Lindsay F Stead,
Robert West,
M. J. Jarvis
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.8.828
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , psychological intervention , medicine , smoking cessation , abstinence , relapse prevention , odds ratio , meta analysis , intervention (counseling) , confidence interval , psychiatry , physical therapy , pathology
After initially successful quit attempts, many people return to smoking within a year, reducing the public health benefits of investment in smoking cessation. We aimed to assess whether interventions designed to prevent relapse after a successful quit attempt reduce the proportion of recent quitters who return to smoking.
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