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  • Title: [Effectiveness of telephone aftercare following a smoking cessation program for women on inpatient rehabilitation].
    Author: Flöter S, Kröger C.
    Journal: Dtsch Med Wochenschr; 2009 Nov; 134(47):2382-7. PubMed ID: 19911325.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Rehabilitation centres for mothers are a suitable setting to offer smoking cessation treatment to these women. Telephone aftercare could enhance the effectiveness of an inpatient smoking cessation program. We investigated whether non-directive, supportive aftercare or a structured, smoking specific counselling give more benefit. PATIENTS AND METHOD: 527 smoking mothers participated in a smoking cessation program during their stay in a prevention/rehabilitation centre. Afterwards they were randomly assigned to one of three aftercare conditions: no aftercare (control group), structured telephone aftercare or non-directive telephone aftercare. At the end of the inpatient program and 6 months later the smoking status of the participants was assessed. RESULTS: The structured telephone aftercare resulted in the highest abstinence rates after 6 months (31.5%; odds ratio 2.0; confidence interval: 1.1 - 3.8). The non-directive telephone counselling had no significant effect on abstinence rates. CONCLUSIONS: A structured telephone aftercare proves to be an effective intervention for women, which stabilizes the abstinence rate following a clinic based smoking cessation program.
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