Are there ways to help partners to give more effective support to people who are trying to quit smoking

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Park EW, Tudiver FG, Campbell T

Smokers trying to quit who get support from partners and other people are more likely to quit. Interventions intended to improve the support received from partners have not been shown to increase long-term quit rates compared to smoking cessation programmes without a partner support component. The interventions may not have successfully changed the support provided.