A systematic review of interventions for smokers who contact quitlines. by Stead, L, Perera, R, Lancaster, T

“…DATA SOURCES: This review includes quitline studies identified as part of Cochrane reviews of telephone counselling and self help materials for smoking cessation. …”

Telephone counselling for smoking cessation. by Stead, L, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Perera, R, Lancaster, T

“…We considered trials recruiting callers to quitlines separately from studies recruiting in other settings. …”

Telephone counselling for smoking cessation by Matkin, W, Ordóñez-Mena, J, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…</br> <br><strong>Search methods: </strong>We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialised Register, clinicaltrials.gov, and the ICTRP for studies of telephone counselling, using search terms including 'hotlines' or 'quitline' or 'helpline'. Date of the most recent search: May 2018.…”

Modelling the implications of regular increases in tobacco taxation in the tobacco endgame. by Cobiac, L, Ikeda, T, Nghiem, N, Blakely, T, Wilson, N

“…RESULTS: With a continued commitment to annual 10% increases in tobacco excise tax, in addition to on-going Quitline and cessation support, New Zealand's smoking prevalence is projected to fall from 15.1% in 2013 to 8.7% (95% uncertainty interval 8.6% to 8.9%) by 2025. …”

Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients by Streck, JM, Rigotti, NA, Livingstone-Banks, J, Tindle, HA, Clair, C, Munafò, MR, Sterling-Maisel, C, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…</p> <p><b>Telephone quitlines versus control</b></p> <p>To provide post‐discharge support, hospitals may refer patients to community‐based telephone quitlines. …”

Interventions for tobacco use cessation in people living with HIV by Mdege, ND, Shah, S, Dogar, O, Pool, ERM, Weatherburn, P, Siddiqi, K, Zyambo, C, Livingstone-Banks, J

“…There was no evidence of an effect on tobacco use cessation on system‐change interventions: calling the quitline and transferring the call to the patient whilst they are still in hospital ('warm handoff') versus fax referral (RR 3.18, 95% CI 0.76 to 13.99; 1 study, 25 participants; very low‐certainty evidence). …”

Telephone counselling for smoking cessation. by Stead, L, Perera, R, Lancaster, T

“…Three or more calls increases the odds of quitting compared to a minimal intervention such as providing standard self-help materials, brief advice, or compared to pharmacotherapy alone. Telephone quitlines provide an important route of access to support for smokers, and call-back counselling enhances their usefulness.…”

Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use by McNeill, A, Gravely, S, Hitchman, S, Bauld, L, Hammond, D, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…A second study of calls to quitlines provides indirect support for this finding, with a 78% increase observed in the number of calls after the implementation of standardised packaging. …”