title: Smoking cessation buddies in COPD.
abstract: After a buddy system was developed to support the pulmonary rehabilitation programme, staff at the Hope Street specialist respiratory service developed a buddy-led smoking cessation clinic to support patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and their family or carers, through their quit attempts. Initial findings showed the buddy-led clinic helped 83% of those who enrolled in the first six months to quit within four weeks. Results were sustained, with a 12-month long-term quit rate of 50%. Results suggest that specialist smoking cessation clinics for patients with COPD, supported by buddies with similar experiences, can improve motivation and short and long-term quit rates.
authors.affiliation: Hope Street specialist respiratory service, North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus, Hope Street Medical Centre, Grimsby.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom