Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2002
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialA minimal-contact intervention for cardiac inpatients: long-term effects on smoking cessation.
This study examined the 1-year effects of a minimal-contact smoking cessation intervention for cardiac inpatients. ⋯ While short-term effects were found, the minimal-contact intervention did not result in significant effects after 12 months, at least if patients lost to follow-up were treated as posttest smokers. Efforts should be made to improve the intervention, especially the aftercare.