Hickman 2015.
Methods | Setting: psychiatric units, urban public hospital, USA Recruitment: inpatients, not selected for motivation |
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Participants | 100 smokers (≥5 cpd prior to hospitalisation), 35% F, av. age 40, av. cpd 19 Provider: specialists (study staff) |
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Interventions | 1. Usual care, NRT available on ward to manage withdrawal 2. Transtheoretical model (TTM)‐tailored, computer‐assisted intervention with printed report at baseline, 3 & 6 m, stage matched manual, individual counselling during hospitalisation (1 x 15‐30 min session), NRT available for 10 w post discharge |
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Outcomes | Abstinence at 12 m (7‐day PP) Validation: CO < 10 ppm (collateral reports only for 31.6% of people reporting abstinence at 12m) |
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Notes | New for 2015 update. Found via author search for reports of ongoing studies. Described as a replication and extension of Prochaska 2014, with same NCT number. Participants recruited in 2009/2010 2 deaths in intervention, 1 in control, all after end of intervention |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | 'computer‐generated random assignment program stratified by baseline cigarettes per day (>15) and stage of change' |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | 'Research staff blinded to the randomization schedule.' |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Loss to follow‐up 10% (5) I, 4% (2) C. 3 deaths (2 I, 1 C) excluded from randomized denominators |