Original Title: Rygestop i almen praksis: Kursus, internetbaseret program eller samtale – en medicinsk teknologivurdering

Authors' recommendations: We found no significant effect of GPs referral to free smoking cessation groups or an internet based smoking cessation program compared with usual smoking cessation activities in general practice. Even though both the patients and the GPs were very positive towards the study and referral to other smoking cessation activities only very few smokers actually made use of them. Based on this, it is our conclusion that routinely referral is not cost-effective and we can not recommend to change usual practice. However, we can not exclude that the participating doctors and their patients were so selected that it could have influenced the results of the study. We suppose that the very brief intervention that is going on in general practice, a few minutes of smoking cessation counselling, is not sufficient to increase the smoking cessation rates in general practice. Intensifying the smoking cessation counselling, and arranging a date for e.g. a smoking cessation group before the smoking patient leaves the practice, would maybe increase the quit rates.

Project Status: Completed

Year Published: 2009

URL for published report: https://www.sst.dk/da/Udgivelser/2009/Rygestop-i-almen-praksis-kursus-internetbaseret-program-eller-samtale---en-Medicinsk-Teknologi-Vurde

English language abstract: An English language summary is available

Publication Type: Not Assigned

Country: Denmark

Organisation Name: Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment

Contact Address: National Board of Health, PO Box 1881, Islands Brygge 67, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. Tel: 45 72 22 74 48; Fax: 45 72 22 74 07/67

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