Search for dissertations about: "quitline"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word quitline.

2. 1. Smoking Cessation : Treatment Intensity and Outcome in Randomized Clinical Trials

   Author : Eva Nohlert; Ásgeir R Helgason; Åke Tegelberg; Per Tillgren; John Öhrvik; Gunilla Bolinder; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : RCT; cost-effectiveness; dental setting; quitline; long-term follow-up; proactive; reactive; tobacco; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : The primary aim was to compare the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions of different intensities in a clinical dental and a telephone setting in Sweden.Methods: A total of 300 smokers were randomized to High or Low Intensity Treatment (HIT or LIT) at the Public Dental Service, County Council of Västmanland. READ MORE

4. 2. Telephone support for smoking cessation : the Swedish example

   Author : Tanja Tomson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Quitline; smoking cessation; cost-effectiveness; withdrawal; symptoms; Sweden;

   Abstract : Background: Tobacco is a major public health problem that needs to be addressed. The Swedish quitline is a telephone-based free-of-charge tobacco cessation service. Objective: To study the effectiveness and the cost-effectiveness of the Swedish quitline. READ MORE

5. 3. Motivational interviewing in smoking cessation : effectiveness, active components, and acquisition of counsellor skills

   Author : Helena Lindqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Aim: The overall aims of the present thesis are to investigate the effectiveness and active components of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in telephone-based smoking cessation treatment, and to explore the acquisition of MI skills of smoking cessation counsellors. Method: The setting of all included studies was the Swedish National Tobacco Quitline (SNTQ). READ MORE