Tobacco Abuse Cigarette
Conditions
Brief summary
The study is being done to determine whether an in-hospital intervention using a brief intervention to facilitate quitline utilization will increase quitline utilization by hospitalized smokers, and will increase post hospital discharge smoking abstinence rates. Study participants will be randomized to receive either a brief quitline facilitation intervention , or a control intervention of a brief stop-smoking message. The study will also compare healthcare costs and utilization in the first six months following hospitalization between the two groups.
Interventions
brief quitline facilitation intervention
brief review of tips to help maintain smoking abstinence, using brochure
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Current smoker, Resident of Olmsted County, Inpatient admission to St. Marys or Rochester Methodist Hospital, Able to participate fully in all study aspects, Available for follow-up
Exclusion criteria
Current active treatment for tobacco use initiated prior to hospitalization
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 7-day point prevalence tobacco abstinence at 6 months after hospitalization | 6 months after hospitalization |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-efficacy | Immediately after the delivery of the brief intervention (day of enrollment) | Use of Smoking Self-Efficacy Questionnaire 12 |
Countries
United States