Opportunistic Non-Governmental Organisation Delivery of a Virtual Stop Smoking Service in England during the COVID-19 Lockdown
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Global Smoking Cessation Services in COVID-19 Pandemic
1.2. English Smoking Cessation Services in COVID-19 Pandemic
1.3. Pilot Study
2. Materials & Methods
2.1. Participant Enrolment
2.2. Intervention
2.3. Data Collection and Management
2.4. Process Evaluation
2.5. Cost
2.6. Analyses
3. Results
P26: ‘The reason why is that I knew that with it being Yorkshire Cancer Research—that you know what you’re doing in terms of helping people around cancer and avoiding cancer, and that because of that the support would be right and that I would get support, it would be professional help.’Female over 40, quit.
P8: ‘…it’s good to have a stranger to help as they are really motivating when compared to my social circle. The SCP is non-judgemental and really encouraging...’Male under 40, did not quit.
P10: ‘Through the GP I went on Champix—this service is much better. The GP seems to rush you through and get rid of you—whereas I’ve got the SCP’s phone number—I can call her if I need her. She rings me once a week and we have a lovely chat.’Male over 40, quit.
P18: ‘This service is better than before. Used to go to an office in Rotherham. Better that I don’t have to go anywhere or get the bus, just do it on the phone.’Anonymous, quit.
P11: ‘A bit more face to face would be better although I realise that during COVID this is not a possibility…’Female under 40, quit.
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Overall (n = 79) | 4-Week Quitters (n = 57) | 12-Week Quitters (n = 51) | 4-Week Quitters (n = 57) | 12-Week Quitters (n = 51) | |
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Within Category Review | Review by 4 and 12 Week Quits | ||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
All participants | 79 (100%) | 57 (72.2%) | 51 (64.6%) | 57 (72.2%) | 51 (64.6%) |
Age range | |||||
20–29 | 12 (15.2%) | 10 (17.5%) | 7 (13.7%) | 10 (83.3%) | 7 (58.3%) |
30–39 | 17 (21.5%) | 9 (15.8%) | 6 (11.8%) | 9 (52.9%) | 6 (35.3%) |
40–49 | 17 (21.5%) | 12 (21.1%) | 11 (21.6%) | 12 (70.6%) | 11 (64.7%) |
50–59 | 22 (27.8%) | 17 (29.8%) | 16 (35.3%) | 17 (77.3%) | 16 (72.7%) |
60–69 | 9 (11.4%) | 7 (12.3%) | 7 (13.7%) | 7 (77.8%) | 7 (77.8%) |
70–79 | 2 (2.5%) | 2 (3.5%) | 2 (3.9%) | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) |
Gender | |||||
Male | 21 (26.6%) | 15 (26.3%) | 13 (25.5%) | 15 (71.4%) | 13 (61.9%) |
Female | 58 (73.4%) | 42 (73.7%) | 38 (74.5%) | 42 (72.4%) | 38 (65.5%) |
Support provided (in addition to behavioural counselling) | |||||
Champix | 9 (11.4%) | 8 (14.0%) | 6 (11.8%) | 8 (88.9%) | 6 (66.7%) |
E-cigarette | 7 (8.9%) | 5 (8.8%) | 3 (5.9%) | 5 (71.4%) | 3 (42.9%) |
NRT | 13 (16.5%) | 7 (12.3%) | 4 (7.8%) | 7 (53.8%) | 4 (30.8%) |
E-cigarette & NRT | 44 (55.7%) | 36 (63.2%) | 37 (72.5%) | 36 (81.8%) | 37 (84.1%) |
Champix & E-cigarette | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Behavioural support only | 1 (1.3%) | 1 (1.7%) | 1 (2.0%) | 1 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
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Davies, N.P.; Callister, M.E.; Copeland, H.; Griffiths, S.; Holtam, L.; Lambert, P.; Mathur, J.; Thorley, R.; Murray, R.L. Opportunistic Non-Governmental Organisation Delivery of a Virtual Stop Smoking Service in England during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7722. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137722
Davies NP, Callister ME, Copeland H, Griffiths S, Holtam L, Lambert P, Mathur J, Thorley R, Murray RL. Opportunistic Non-Governmental Organisation Delivery of a Virtual Stop Smoking Service in England during the COVID-19 Lockdown. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(13):7722. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137722
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavies, Nathan P., Matthew E. Callister, Harriet Copeland, Stuart Griffiths, Leah Holtam, Paul Lambert, Jacquelyn Mathur, Rebecca Thorley, and Rachael L. Murray. 2022. "Opportunistic Non-Governmental Organisation Delivery of a Virtual Stop Smoking Service in England during the COVID-19 Lockdown" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 13: 7722. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137722