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Q Do stage based interventions change smoking behaviour in people who smoke?
METHODS
Data sources:
35 databases from inception to July 2002, the internet, bibliographies of retrieved articles, and authors of relevant conference proceedings abstracts.
Study selection and assessment:
randomised controlled trials comparing stage based interventions with usual care or non-stage based interventions in influencing smoking behaviour in people who smoked. Stage based interventions emphasised a patient’s progression through 5 stages of the transtheoretical model (TTM) (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance). Study quality was assessed on the basis …
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For correspondence: Mr R P Riemsma, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK. rpr1york.ac.uk
Source of funding: NHS Research and Development Health Technology Assessment Programme.