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. 2019 Jun 13;34(8):1571–1577. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05079-3

Table 2.

Documented Use of Evidence-Based Cessation Treatment in Pooled Intervention and Usual Care Groups

Pooled intervention groups* (n = 157) Usual care group (n = 76) P value
Any evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment 99 (63.1%) 26 (34.2%) < 0.001
Use of both evidence-based tobacco cessation counseling and medication 56 (35.7%) 4 (5.3%) < 0.001
Any counseling 73 (46.5%) 7 (9.2%) < 0.001
  In-person counseling at MGH Health Center 21 (13.4%) 7 (9.2%) 0.36
  Telephone counseling by Quitline 44 (28.0%) 0 (0%) < 0.001
  Telephone counseling by MGH Tobacco Care Coordinator 29 (18.5%)b
Any medication 82 (52.2%) 23 (30.3%) 0.002
  Nicotine replacement therapy (any) 72 (45.9%) 18 (23.7%) 0.001
  Nicotine patch 40 (25.5%) 15 (19.7%) 0.33
  Nicotine lozenge 12 (7.6%) 5 (6.6%) 0.77
  Nicotine gum 14 (8.9%) 2 (2.6%) 0.08
  Nicotine inhaler 12 (7.6%) 1 (1.3%) 0.07
  Bupropion 16 (10.2%) 8 (10.5%) 0.94
  Varenicline 16 (10.2%) 4 (5.3%) 0.21

*Includes 79 participants in the internal care coordination group and 78 participants in the external community referral group

Only participants in the internal care coordination group had access to the MGH Tobacco Coordinator