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New York State Smokers' Quitline

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

New York State residents who desire to quit smoking can receive support services by calling the New York State Smokers' Quitline (1-866-NY-QUITS) or requesting support online at www.nysmokefree.com. The quitline offers telephone coaching in English and Spanish as well as free nicotine replacement therapy for eligible smokers. Because most quitters go back to smoking within three months of quitting, smokers are eligible for enrollment twice a year with a minimum of three months between enrollments.

Goal / Mission

The New York State Smokers' Quitline is a free and confidential service that provides effective stop smoking services to New Yorkers who want to stop smoking.

Results / Accomplishments

In an evaluation of 34,090 eligible smokers who participated in the program, the smoking statuses of 1,305 randomly sampled participants were compared to those of eligible smokers who did not participate due to mailing errors. The participants, who were each given a 6-week course of nicotine patches, had a 33% success rate at smoking cessation six months after enrollment. The percent of participants who successfully quit was significantly higher than for non-participants (6%, p<0.0001). At least 6,038 successful quits were attributable to nicotine replacement therapy, and the cost per quit was $464.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
The NY State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program
Primary Contact
New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program
Corning Tower
Empire State Plaza,
Albany, NY 12237
1-866-697-8487
tcp@health.ny.gov
http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/tobacco_contro...
Topics
Health / Alcohol & Drug Use
Health / Prevention & Safety
Health / Wellness & Lifestyle
Organization(s)
The NY State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program
Date of publication
2005
Location
New York
For more details
http://www.nysmokefree.com/default.aspx
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15924980
Target Audience
Teens, Adults

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.
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