The recorded provision of the following elements of nicotine dependence treatment was noted for each patient (yes/not recorded): smoking status; provision of brief advice to quit; and use of any NRT [ 22].
Authoritative clinical guidelines recommend that the ascertainment of smoking status and delivery of brief advice to stop with further support for smokers interested in quitting should be a routine and systematic component of all medical consultations [ 3, 15, 16].
There was limited consideration of the impact of socio-economic status on the effectiveness of brief alcohol intervention in the majority of the included reviews, with a general acknowledgment of the lack of evidence for disadvantaged populations in those that did (Littlejohn, 2006; Gordon et al., 2007; Jackson et al., 2010).
What are the (extra) effects (measured in health status and quality of life) of brief sex counselling compared to intensive sexological treatment and waiting list group?
The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: B = Baseline Questionnaire; 3FU = 3-month Follow-up Questionnaire HAD = Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale; SF-36 = Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36-item health status instrument † Contains duplicate of brief prognostic assessment question.
The present paper gives a brief status of recycled aggregate concrete made out of recycled aggregate, summarizes and critically analyses some of the most important research findings over the past few years regarding the material aspects.
His Gchat status became a frequently refreshed stream of brief, poetic expressions of devotion.
It enjoyed the status of planet for all too brief a time from its discovery in 1930 to its rather ignominious relegation to "dwarf planet" in 2006.
Next the current commercial status of SOFCs is outlined in brief.
Evidently as a way of persuading the justices to consider the case despite its unattractive procedural status, the brief contained several pages of assertions about "aggressive mishandling" and "physical manipulation and degradation of ballots" during the continuing recounts.
