Enhanced Smoking Cessation Support for Newly Abstinent Smokers Discharged from Hospital (The Hospita
Monday, August 5, 2019
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Thorley R, Britton J, Nyakutsikwa B, Opazo Breton M, Lewis SA, Murray RL.
Enhanced Smoking Cessation Support for Newly Abstinent Smokers Discharged from Hospital (The Hospital to Home Trial): A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Addiction. 2019 Jun 25. doi: 10.1111/add.14720. [Epub ahead of print]
The United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance (NICE PH48) recommends that pharmacotherapy combined with behavioural support be provided for all smokers admitted to hospital; however, relapse to smoking after discharge remains common. This study aimed to assess the effect of adding home support for newly-abstinent smokers to conventional NICE-recommended support in smokers discharged from hospital. individually-randomised parallel group trial. One UK acute hospital. 404 smokers aged >18 admitted to acute medical wards between June 2016 and July 2017 were randomised in equal numbers to each treatment group. The intervention provided 12 weeks of at-home cessation support which included help in maintaining a smoke-free home, help in accessing and using medication, further behavioural support and personalised feedback on home air quality. The comparator was NICE PH48 care as usual. The primary outcome was self-reported continuous abstinence from smoking validated by an exhaled carbon monoxide level <6ppm four-weeks after discharge from hospital. In an intention-to-treat analysis at the four-week primary endpoint, 38 participants (18.8%) in the usual care group and 43 (21.3%) in the intervention group reported continuous abstinence from smoking (odds ratio 1.17, 95% confidence interval 0.72 to 1.90, Bayes factor 0.33). There were no significant differences in any secondary outcomes, including self-reported cessation at 3 months, having a smoke-free home, or number of cigarettes smoked per day in those who did not quit. Provision of a home visit and continued support to prevent relapse to smoking after hospital discharge did not appear to increase subsequent abstinence rate above usual care in accordance with UK guidance from the National Institute of Health and CareExcellence.
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