Nationwide Smoking Cessation Treatment Support Program – Turkey project. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Çelik, İsmail; Yüce, Deniz; Hayran, Mutlu; Erman, Mustafa; Kılıçkap, Saadettin; Buzgan, Turan; Irmak, Hasan; Tosun, Nihat; Tuncer, Murat; Akdağ, Recep
• Is Part Of: Health policy. Volume 119:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 50
• Page End: 56
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Medical education -- Periodicals; Medical policy -- Periodicals; Delivery of Health Care -- Periodicals; Education, Medical -- Periodicals; Health Education -- Periodicals; Health Planning -- Periodicals; Public Policy -- Periodicals; Enseignement médical -- Périodiques; Politique sanitaire -- Périodiques; Medical education; Medical policy; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.11.017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0168-8510

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">In 2011, Turkish MoH initiated a nation-wide "Smoking Cessation Treatment Support Program" (SCTSP).</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Major interventions were free medication (Varenicline and Bupropion) and primary care support.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">164, 733 participants were recruited in designated smoking cessation clinics.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">The real-life quit rates were comparable to those of clinical evidence to date.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0030"> <label></label> <p id="par0030">This success model could be implemented to the public health policy of other countries.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>