Tobacco Smoking
Conditions
Keywords
HIV
Brief summary
The prevalence of tobacco smoking is high among persons with HIV (PWH). The investigators are piloting a two session computer-delivered intervention (CBI) with linkage to a community health worker (CHW) among hospitalized PWH with tobacco use 1a) To determine feasibility and acceptability of delivering this intervention and 2a) To determine intervention effect on 1) readiness to quit smoking and confidence in ability to quit smoking 2) uptake of smoking cessation therapy
Interventions
2 sessions of computer delivered counseling + nicotine replacement therapy and CHW follow up post hospitalization up to twice weekly for up to 8 weeks
Standard tobacco treatment care offered by the inpatient care
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Age \>=18, * A patient admitted to the Johns Hopkins Hospital * Smoked \>100 cigarettes in their lifetime * Current smoker * English speaking
Exclusion criteria
* Contraindication to nicotine replacement therapy including unstable angina and acute coronary syndrome
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Feasibility as assessed by the Feasibility of Intervention Measure | 3 months | 4 item scale, maximum score of 20 with higher score indicating greater feasibility |
| Intervention Acceptability as assessed by the Acceptability of an Intervention Measure | 3 months | Noted as continuous score on 4 item scale, maximum value of 20 with higher score indicating greater acceptability |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Readiness to quit smoking as assessed by a Visual analog scale | immediately post intervention | Score of 10=Ready to Quit, Score of 1=Not ready to quit. Scale is from 1-10 |
| Uptake of nicotine replacement therapy | immediately post intervention | Dichotomous yes/no. |
| Continued use of nicotine replacement therapy 1 month post intervention | 30 days post intervention | Dichotomous yes/no. |
Countries
United States