Randomised controlled trial testing effectiveness of feedback about lung age or exhaled CO combined with very brief advice for smoking cessation compared to very brief advice alone in North Macedonia: findings from the Breathe Well group

Randomised controlled trial testing effectiveness of feedback about lung age or exhaled CO combined with very brief advice for smoking cessation compared to very brief advice alone in North Macedonia: findings from the Breathe Well group

Abstract Introduction In 2019, smoking prevalence in North Macedonia was one of the world’s highest at around 46% in adults. However, access to smoking cessation treatment is limited and no co-ordinated smoking cessation programmes are provided in primary care. Methods We conducted a three parallel-...

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Main Authors: Dragan Gjorgjievski, Katarina Stavrikj, Rachel Jordan, Peymane Adab, Gjorgji Stanoevski, Aleksandra Stamenova, Emilija Krstevska, Sara Simonovska, Fillip Trpcheski, Rachel Adams, Christina Easter, Kiran Rai, Kar Keung Cheng, Chunhua Chi, Brendan G. Cooper, Jaime Correia-de-Sousa, Andrew P. Dickens, Alexandra Enocson, Nicola Gale, Kate Jolly, Sue Jowett, Mariam Maglakelidze, Tamaz Maghlakelidze, Sonia Martins, Alice Sitch, Rafael Stelmach, Alice Turner, Siân Williams, Amanda Farley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Smoking cessation
RCT
Lung age
Carbon monoxide
Very brief advice
LMIC
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16644-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16644-1

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