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This research examines the impact of a smokers' hotline on the effectiveness of self-help manuals for smoking cessation.

Effects of smokers' hotline: Results of a 10-county self-help trial.

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This research examines the impact of a smokers' hotline on the effectiveness of self-help manuals for smoking cessation.
1,813 smokers recruited from 10 counties were assigned to manual only or manual plus hotline conditions.
Hotline services included taped messages and access to paraprofessional counselors.
Subjects were followed over an 18-month period to assess quit rates.
Significant hotline effect observed across various outcome measures and follow-up periods.
The hotline effect was particularly strong for subjects enrolling through face-to-face methods.
Enhanced quit rates were noted for participants using both the hotline and self-help manuals.

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Randomized trial shows increased quit rates in smokers using a hotline alongside self-help manuals, suggesting greater support for cessation efforts.

Ossip-Klein et al. (1991) studied this question.

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Randomized trial shows increased quit rates in smokers using a hotline alongside self-help manuals, suggesting greater support for cessation efforts.