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Table 2 Details of programmes using TKM for smoking cessation

From: Smoking cessation programmes using traditional medicine in Korea

Interventions

Program

PHC-SCP

MOGEF-SCP

NHIS-SCP

Korean medicine

Ear acupuncture

Needle type

Intradermal needle

Intradermal needle

Intradermal needle

Acupoints

Lung, Shinmun, Endocrine, Pharynx & Larynx and Inner nose

Lung, Shinmun, Endocrine, Pharynx & Larynx and Inner nose

Lung, Shinmun, Endocrine, Pharynx & Larynx and Inner nose

Duration

3–4 h

3–4 h

3–4 h

Manual acupuncture

Needle type

NA

NA

Basic needle

Acupoints

NA

NA

HT7, ST36,

LI4, LU7, LU6

Duration

NA

NA

15–20 min

Herbal medicine

NA

Non-smoking pill

(Optionally)

· Anxiety: Modified Xiaoyao Powder

· Cough: Shensuyin

· Phlegm: Banxia-Houpo-tang or Erchen-tang

(Optionally)

Adjuvant therapy

NRTs

·Nicotine patch

·Nicotine gum

NA

· Nicotine patch

· Nicotine gum

Other tools

Non-smoking doll

(showing harms of cigarettes)

Self-writing handbook

NA

Consultation

Consultant

Health care provider

TKM doctor

TKM doctor

Type

5A type counsellinga

5A type counselling

(Dependent on doctor)

5A type counselling (Dependent on doctor)

Duration

10–15 min

5–10 min

5–10 min

Education program

·Watching a video on harms of smoking

·Smoking detox experiment (goldfish experiment with cigarettes)

Watching a video on harms of smoking

NA

Basic information

Medical cost

Patient

cost sharing

Free

Free

20%

Government supports

100% support

100% support

80% support

Treatment period

Dependent on each PHC

(Typically 4 weeks)

3 weeks

8 or 12 weeks

(Dependent on patient’s choice)

Treatment frequency

Dependent on each PHC

(Typically twice a week)

Twice a week

Dependent on each clinic

Primary outcome

Exhaled CO

Self-reported cessation success rate

Self-reported cessation success rate

Characteristics

Utilises a variety of methods for cessation

Mainly acupuncture and additional education

Similar to the course of treatment in TKM clinics

  1. a5A type counselling: 5A means ‘Ask’, ‘Assess’, ‘Advise’, ‘Assist’, and ‘Arrange’
  2. PHC-SCP Public health centre smoking cessation program, MOGEF-SCP Ministry of Gender Equality & Family smoking cessation program, NHIS-SCP National Health Insurance Service smoking cessation treatment project, TKM Traditional Korean Medicine, NA not applicable, NRT Nicotine Replacement Treatment