Journal article
Randomized controlled trial of two cigarette quit programmes in coronary care patients after acute myocardial infarction
Internal Medicine Journal, Vol.31(8), pp.470-475
2001
PMID: 11720060
Abstract
Background: Tobacco cessation after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) substantially improves outcome but how effective individual programmes are needs to be established. To date, few studies have examined this factor.
Aims: To assess the outcome of two smoking cessation programmes after AMI.
Methods: One hundred and ninety-eight current smokers admitted to coronary care with an AMI participated in a randomized controlled study comparing two outpatient tobacco interventions, the Stanford Heart Attack Staying Free (SF) programme and a Usual Care (UC) programme.
Results: Log–rank analyses revealed that patients in the SF programme were retained longer (P < 0.001) and had higher cotinine validated abstinence rates (P < 0.001) compared with patients in the UC programme. Twelve months after intervention, 39% of the SF programme compared with 2% of the UC programme demonstrated cotinine validated tobacco cessation, representing a significant reduced relapse rate in the SF programme (χ2, P < 0.001).
Conclusions: The SF smoking cessation programme initiated in hospital can significantly reduce smoking rates at 12 months after myocardial infarction. Although superior to the UC quit programme, Australian outcomes were lower than the American programme originators’ published outcomes.
Details
- Title
- Randomized controlled trial of two cigarette quit programmes in coronary care patients after acute myocardial infarction
- Authors
- Gerald F X Feeney (Author) - Princess Alexandra HospitalAnnie McPherson (Author) - Royal Brisbane and Women's HospitalJason P Connor (Author) - University of QueenslandA McAlister (Author) - University of QueenslandRoss Young (Author) - University of QueenslandP Garrahy (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Internal Medicine Journal, Vol.31(8), pp.470-475
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- DOI
- 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00110.x
- ISSN
- 1445-5994
- PMID
- 11720060
- Organisation Unit
- Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99551708602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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