Table 2.

Included Articles (Alphabetical Order) With A Self-Help Intervention

Reference Study Type	Context	Strategy	Outcomes
Hollis et al 199145 RCT	Netherlands. Primary care. 3161 smokers.	Nurse assisted self-help quit program. A trained nurse provided counseling and self-help material (video and printed) based on motivational interviewing. Follow-up phone calls.	Point prevalence abstinence 3 mo: 12.9% vs 7% (c) Continuous abstinence 3 mo: 10.6% vs 6% (c)
Slama et al 199546 RCT	France. Primary care, general population. 2199 smokers	GP providing a self-help cessation guide.	Point prevalence abstinence 1 mo: 6.8% vs 4.1% (c) 12 mo: NS Continuous abstinence 12 mo: 1.9% vs 0.5% (c)

Abbreviations: RCT, randomized controlled trial; GP, general practitioner; mo, months; vs, versus; (c), control group; NS, no significant difference.