Opt-out of Stop Smoking Service referral via SMS: a controlled interrupted time series analysis
Proactive invitations to opt-out of SSS referral delivered via SMS by general practices were associated with a substantial increase in self-reported 28-day smoking abstinence. Self-referral invitations were not. The opt-out approach appears low-cost and scalable with potential to impact deprived populations.
Authors
- Stephen Wormall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-953X)
- Joanne R Morling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0772-2893)
- David Duggan
- Ivo Vlaev
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (GB)
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106025
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00