Evaluation of smoking cessation services in disadvantaged areas of the Netherlands

Background: A socioeconomic gradient exists in both smoking prevalence and cessation; individuals of low socioeconomic status (SES) smoke more and successfully quit less frequently than their high SES peers. Smoking cessation behavioural therapy (SCBT) with/without pharmacotherapy, offered free in deprived areas in the UK, has been shown to be effective. The Dutch government’s reimbursement of this combined therapy in 2011 allowed a pilot study evaluating this offering in Dutch disadvantaged areas. This thesis investigates the effect, recruitment channels and attendance of SCBT (part 1). It al... Mehr ...