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Comparing models of smoking treatment in Glasgow
Janet Ferguson, Research Associate, University of Bath, UK and Linda Bauld, Reader in Social Policy, University of Bath
and UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies
Abstract
There are two primary models of stop smoking support in Glasgow:
(1) Intensive group treatment coordinated by ‘Smoking Concerns’ reaching approximately 1,500 smokers a year with behavioural support over a 7 week period as well as access to pharmacotherapies;
(2) ‘Starting Fresh’, the largest pharmacy-based smoking treatment service in the UK, seeing over 12,000 clients each year on a one to one basis, providing less intensive behavioural support for a maximum of 12 weeks, combined with NRT. Clients treated through the group service can attend participating pharmacies between weeks 8 and 12 to continue to receive NRT and one to one support.
This presentation outlines preliminary results from an observational study comparing these two models of treatment. The study aims to address the following research questions:
(1) what short
(4 week) and longer term (52 week) outcomes are associated with each model of service?
(2) What factors (client and/or service characteristics) influence outcomes?
(3) What is the relationship between costs and outcomes for the two models of service?
(4) How effective are the services in reaching and treating clients from disadvantaged parts of the city?
(5) What are clients’ views regarding services and what factors influence cessation outcomes from the client perspective? The presentation will outline preliminary findings at 4 weeks. Longer term outcomes will be available at the end of 2008/early 2009.
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About the presenters
Janet Ferguson is also a Researcher at the University of Bath with a special interest in the evaluation of smoking treatment services and implications for tobacco policy. She was a member of the research team that conducted the national evaluation of smoking cessation services in England. More recently she has been involved in a number of studies of smoking cessation in Scotland including research of services in Glasgow, and smoking cessation and mental health in Scotland. In addition to her research she is a consultant in modernising healthcare in the UK with an interest in long-term conditions and efficiency and effectiveness.
Dr Linda Bauld is a Reader in Social Policy at the University of Bath. Her research involves the evaluation of public health policies,
with a particular focus on tobacco control and smoking cessation. She conducted the first study of NHS stop smoking services when they were established in 1999 and since then has continued to explore the effectiveness of these services in England and in Scotland. In addition to her research, she teaches health policy and is head of the social policy group at the University of Bath. She is active in tobacco control networks and is Vice-chair of Cancer Research UK’s Tobacco Advisory Group.
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