December 2008. Volume 4. Number 4

A new intervention for the prevention and cessation of smoking in pediatric consults appears to be ineffective and costly

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Pbert L, Flint AJ, Fletcher KE, Young MH, Druker S, DiFranza JR. Effect of a pediatric practice-based smoking prevention and cessation intervention for adolescents: A randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2008;121:738-47
Reviewers: Ibáñez Pradas V1, Suwezda A2.
1 Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica. Hospital General de Castellón. España.
2 Trabajo independiente. Berlí­n (Alemania). España.
Correspondence: Vicente Ibáñez Pradas. Email: ibanez_vic@hotmail.com
Reception date: /08/2008
Acceptance date: 16/08/2008
Publication date: 01/12/2008

Abstract

Authors' conclusions: a pediatric practice-based intervention delivered by pediatric providers and older peer counsellors proved feasible and effective in discouraging the initiation of smoking among non-smoking adolescents.

Reviewers' comantary: it isn’t still demonstrated what is the best pediatric-based intervention, delivered by pediatric providers, for discouraging the initiation of smoking among non-smoking adolescents, neither what intervention helps the smoking cessation. The trend indicates that the motivational interviewing could be effective in smoking control, but it only has been shown to be effective in small communities at a high cost, what makes doubtful its feasibility in other scenarios. Even though there isn’t a structured plan to deal with this problem, it is necessary to take profit of the opportunities to approach this topic with the adolescents in the pediatric primary care clinics.

How to cite this article

Ibañez Pradas V, Suwezda A. Una nueva intervención para la prevención y cese del consumo de tabaco en la consulta pediátrica parece ser poco efectiva y costosa. Evid Pediatr 2008;4:71.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Pbert L, Flint AJ, Fletcher KE, Young MH, Druker S, DiFranza JR. Effect of a pediatric practice-based smoking prevention and cessation intervention for adolescents: A randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2008;121:738-47
Reviewers: Ibáñez Pradas V1, Suwezda A2.
1 Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica. Hospital General de Castellón. España.
2 Trabajo independiente. Berlí­n (Alemania). España.
Correspondence: Vicente Ibáñez Pradas. Email: ibanez_vic@hotmail.com
Reception date: /08/2008
Acceptance date: 16/08/2008
Publication date: 01/12/2008

How to cite this article

Ibañez Pradas V, Suwezda A. Una nueva intervención para la prevención y cese del consumo de tabaco en la consulta pediátrica parece ser poco efectiva y costosa. Evid Pediatr 2008;4:71.

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