90. Treatment Recommendations: Counseling (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
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Intensity of Clinical Interventions
Meta-analysis (2000): Effectiveness of and estimated abstinence rates for various intensity levels of session length (n =' 43 studies)
Level of contact | Number of arms | Estimated odds ratio (95% C.I.) | Estimated abstinence rate (95% C.I.) |
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No contact | 30 | 1.0 | 10.9 |
Minimal counseling (< 3 minutes) | 19 | 1.3 (1.01, 1.6) | 13.4 (10.9, 16.1) |
Low intensity counseling (3-10 minutes) | 16 | 1.6 (1.2, 2.0) | 16.0 (12.8, 19.2) |
Higher intensity counseling (> 10 minutes) | 55 | 2.3 (2.0, 2.7) | 22.1 (19.4, 24.7) |