Kim 2003.
Methods | Country: South Korea Recruitment: 152 male smokers who visited family practice at 1 tertiary hospital between November 2001 and January 2002 |
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Participants | 152 men (intervention = 76, control = 76) Average age: 45.9 years in intervention; 46.0 years in control |
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Interventions | 1. Trained nurse provided telephone counselling to experimental group at 8th and 17th week of follow‐up 2. Control was self‐help material |
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Outcomes | Self‐reported smoking status at 25 weeks, no further detail provided | |
Notes | New for 2017 update. Study in Korean so had to be translated for inclusion in this review. Brief report, so some detail lacking | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method not specified: "… using random sequence, they were randomized to experimental group (76) and control group (76)…” |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not specified |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | 55/76 intervention and 57/76 control follow‐up at 25 weeks |