The New Zealand Quitline was launched in 1999, offering advice and low-cost nicotine replacement therapy to smokers wishing to quit. Trained advisors can help by giving practical tips and strategies, as well as offering emotional support. These reports look in-depth at the Quitline and its services.
- Asian Smokers
- Quitline Evaluation 2009
- Quitline Evaluation 2004
- Quitline Report 2008
- Quitline Report 2007/8
- How do Quitline callers compare with the NZ smoker population?
- Quitline Callers and DHBs
- Quitline - how do people find us?
- Recruitment into a Cessation Trial via the New Zealand Quitline
- Txt2Quit Evaluation August 2009
- Young Callers to New Zealand's Quitline
- DHB Quarterly Report April-June 2009
Asian Smokers
Full report into the characteristics and use of national Quit services by Asian smokers. Shows how smoking rates vary between different Asian ethnic groups - a growing population which will be of increasing significance in NZ
Quitline Evaluation 2009
A detailed new evaluation of the Quitline showing that, using a conservative measurement, at least one in five people (21%) who call the Quitline has given up smoking after six months. Nicotine is extremely addictive which makes giving up very difficult - overseas evidence suggests that the rate for those quitting without help is just one in 25 (4%), making the Quitline five times more successful.
A range of other statistics includes showing that of those that hadn't quit, more than seven out of ten had reduced their tobacco consumption, and eight out of ten of all respondents do not allow smoking in their homes, all of which are significant factors in the continuing fight against their dependence on tobacco.
The use of nicotine patches, lozenges or gum is shown to greatly improve the likelihood of being quit after six months. Satisfaction with the Quitline service is overwhelming, with the vast majority of clients likely to re-use the service again or recommend it to others.
Quitline Evaluation 2004
This report provides an economic evaluation of the Subsidised Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) programme, funded by the Ministry of Health, and provided through the Quitline service of The Quit Group. It concludes that the Quitline NRT programme is almost certainly a highly cost effective programme. Cost-effectiveness ratios are presented and show that the middle cost variant of the NRT service ranges from $4,537 to $9,233 per QALY, at the higher and lower quit rates respectively. These ratios are considerably better (that is, lower) than estimated cost-effectiveness ratios quoted in the New Zealand literature for health-care interventions such as dialysis and mammography programmes.
Quitline Report 2008/9
A summary of Quit Group services used from July 2008 to June 2009, including use of the Quitline, web service and Txt2Quit for different population groups. It shows that 53,509 clients used Quit services during the year.
Quitline Report 2007/8
An annual report on the Quitline, looking at who called and breaking information into age, area and ethnic background of callers.
How do Quitline callers compare with the NZ smoker population?
A factsheet comparing the characteristics of Quitline callers with the smoker population from the 2006 Census.
Quitline Callers and DHBs
A factsheet showing a breakdown of the characteristics of Quitline callers by the 21 District Health Boards.
Quitline - how do people find us?
Looking at the different ways in which people found out about the Quitline number. Results suggest that the number of new clients to the Quitline was affected by both the volume of promotion on the Quitline, and the activities of the tobacco control sector such as the introduction of legislation.
Recruitment into a Cessation Trial via the New Zealand Quitline
This paper reports on the use of the New Zealand Quitline for recruiting participants to a large smoking cessation trial. Two-thirds of 26,369 callers to the New Zealand Quitline over 12 months indicated an interest in taking part in research, 28% of whom met eligibility criteria for a cessation intervention trial, assessed on the data routinely collected at Quitline registration. Of these, 1317 (26%) were contacted by call back with 1027 (78%) agreeing to take part in the trial. After further eligibility checking 851 people were randomised. The paper concludes that quitlines have good potential to be an effective means of randomising participants into cessation trials and ensuring adequate representation of underrepresented population groups.
Txt2Quit Evaluation August 2009
Txt2Quit is a service aimed at helping smokers quit, using text messaging. Launched as a three-year pilot programme in June 2008, the service is focused particularly on 16-24 year olds, and is proving especially popular with Maori and Pacific smokers.
In the first year, more than 4,000 people registered with the service. This report is an in-depth analysis of the service looking at who is using it, the way it works, success rates, and ways in which it can be improved.
Young Callers to New Zealand's Quitline
A look at under-18 callers to the New Zealand Quitline, summarising that Māori and Pacific under-18s require further cessation support to avoid exacerbating existing disparities in smoking. Awareness that under-18 nicotine dependence is equivalent to that of adults will influence provision of NRT for adolescents. In addition, initiatives involving mobile phone technology are particularly appropriate for improving access to information and treatment for under-18s.
DHB Quarterly Report July-September 2009
Statistical Quit Group information for DHBs showing age, gender and ethnicity and Quit service for all clients who register with Quitline, Web or Txt2Quit services.
Previous reports
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