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Table 3 Evaluation of telephone counselling and self-help brochure at post-measurement

From: School-based promotion of cessation support: reach of proactive mailings and acceptability of treatment in smoking parents recruited into cessation support through primary schools

 

Recipients-only

Intention-to-treat

Telephone counselling condition

Self-help brochure condition

Telephone counselling condition

Self-help brochure condition

(n  =224)

(n  =228)

(n  =256)

(n  =256)

Telephone counselling brochure helped with

Motivation to quit or stay quit

Not at all

5.4%

22.9%

4.7%

20.3%

A little

27.8%

63.4%

24.2%

56.3%

A lot

66.8%

13.7%

58.2%

12.1%

Withdrawal

Not at all

9.4%

28.6%

8.2%

25.4%

A little

39.5%

56.8%

34.4%

50.4%

A lot

51.1%

14.5%

44.5%

12.9%

Cravings to smoke

Not at all

8.1%

31.3%

7.0%

27.7%

A little

35.0%

57.3%

30.5%

50.8%

A lot

57.0%

11.5%

49.6%

10.2%

Triggers of craving or difficult situations

Not at all

9.0%

25.6%

7.8%

22.7%

A little

35.9%

65.2%

31.3%

57.8%

A lot

55.2%

9.3%

48.0%

8.2%

Preventing a lapse or relapse

Not at all

10.3%

27.8%

9.0%

24.6%

A little

32.7%

61.7%

28.5%

54.7%

A lot

57.0%

10.6%

49.6%

9.4%

Motivation after a lapse or relapse

Not at all

10.3%

27.8%

9.0%

24.6%

A little

30.5%

58.6%

26.6%

52.0%

A lot

59.2%

13.7%

51.6%

12.1%

Received

Emotional support

Not at all

22.4%

56.8%

19.5%

50.4%

A little

34.1%

40.1%

29.7%

35.5%

A lot

43.5%

3.1%

37.9%

2.7%

Practical tips

Not at all

5.4%

19.4%

4.7%

17.2%

A little

18.4%

55.9%

16.0%

49.6%

A lot

76.2%

24.7%

66.4%

21.9%

Length of telephone counselling/brochure

Too short

10.8%

15.0%

9.4%

13.3%

About right

84.8%

81.9%

73.8%

72.7%

Too long

4.5%

3.1%

3.9%

2.7%

Overall satisfaction with telephone counselling/brochure

Unsatisfied

6.7%

22.5%

5.9%

19.9%

Satisfied

41.7%

72.7%

36.3%

64.5%

Very satisfied

51.6%

4.8%

44.9%

4.3%