The Effect of Immediate Smoking Cessation Interventions for Smokers With Chronic Airway Diseases

Patients who are current smokers (who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and still smoke daily or some days) will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to the two arms in sequential order of presentation, after they have been identified and given written informed consent about the study. Demographic and clinical features will be filled. A brief smoking cessation intervention will be applied to one group and they will be recommended to apply to smoking cessation outpatient clinics by obtaining appointment from quit lines, as the way of current routine practice. Those randomized to the other group will have an immediate appointment at the smoking cessation outpatient clinic in addition to the brief smoking cessation intervention. Both patient groups will be called after 1 week by phone to inquire about their smoking cessation status and their application to smoking cessation outpatient clinics. Both groups will be called again in the 3rd month and their smoking cessation status, their application to smoking cessation outpatient clinics, and the duration/status of using pharmacological smoking cessation treatments will be questioned.