African American Smokers Interested and Eligible for a Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial:

Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.; Richter, Kimber P.; Mayo, Matthew S.; Ahluwalia, Harsohena K.; Choi, Won Sik; Schmelzle, Kristin H.; Resnicow, Ken

doi:10.1016/s1047-2797(01)00305-2

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“…Thus, those African Americans who decided not to enter into smoking cessation treatment may have decided to try to quit outside of a formal program. Consistent with our findings, over one third of African American smokers who were eligible to participate in a randomized clinical trial for smoking cessation did not return for either culturally sensitive or standard smoking cessation counseling (28). In fact, younger African American smokers were the least likely to return for smoking cessation treatment (28).…”

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confidence: 85%

“…Consistent with our findings, over one third of African American smokers who were eligible to participate in a randomized clinical trial for smoking cessation did not return for either culturally sensitive or standard smoking cessation counseling (28). In fact, younger African American smokers were the least likely to return for smoking cessation treatment (28). There may be unique barriers to participation in smoking cessation programs related to being a young adult and a racial minority.…”

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Predictors of Participation in a Smoking Cessation Program among Young Adult Smokers

Audrain-McGovern

Halbert²,

Rodriguez³

et al. 2007

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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This study investigated the predictors of participation in a smoking cessation trial for young adults ages 18 to 30 years old. Eligible smokers (n = 164) completed a telephone survey that measured demographic, smoking history, and psychosocial variables before the initiation of smoking cessation treatment. Young adult smokers who attended at least one smoking cessation session were compared with those who did not attend any sessions. Logistic regression analysis indicated that race and age were statistically significant multivariate predictors of participation. Caucasians were over six times (odds ratio, 6.03; 95% confidence interval, 2.41-15.05) more likely to participate in the smoking cessation program compared with non-Caucasians (61% versus 19%). For every SD increase in age (SD, 2.45), there was about a 2-fold increase in the likelihood that a young adult smoker participated in the smoking cessation program (odds ratio, 1.82; 95% confidence interval, 1.23-2.71). Future research should investigate how to promote participation in smoking cessation programs among smokers in emerging adulthood and among non-Caucasian young adult smokers to prevent a lifelong habit associated with disproportionate morbidity and mortality. (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007; 16(3):617 -9)

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confidence: 81%

Predictors of Participation in a Smoking Cessation Program among Young Adult Smokers

Audrain-McGovern

Halbert²,

Rodriguez³

et al. 2007

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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“…Clinical trials frequently combine two forms of assistance: a pharmaceutical product(s) and counseling. Those not participating in clinical trials tend to be younger, less educated, and smoke fewer cigarettes (Fortman & Killen, 1994;Ahluwalia et al, 2002a).…”

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Why do those who request smoking treatment fail to attend the first appointment?

Gariti

Levin

Whittingham

et al. 2008

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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As part of a larger trial of pharmacological and counseling interventions for light smokers, we performed a telephone-screening interview followed by a scheduled time for an in-person eligibility appointment. 202 of the 407 who screened positive and expressed interest in participation failed to attend the first scheduled appointment. This paper examines person, study and study site characteristics that differentiated those who did follow through from those who did not. The study also examined the self-reported quit rates of both groups 12 weeks later, the time of the study termination.Analyses suggested that non-attendees were more likely to be younger, unemployed, and African American. The most frequently cited reasons for missing the eligibility appointment were work/ family obligations, inconvenient appointment times, and personal schedule problems. Those who kept the initial appointment were more likely to report smoking abstinence at 12 weeks.The study has implications for increasing the utilization of potentially effective treatments for smokers.

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“…Active recruitment can be very expensive and is thus more suitable for a smaller and less varied group of smokers, as observed in the studies summarized in Tables 2 and 3 (e.g., Griebel et al 29 , Ahluwalia et al 30 ). The possibility of reaching larger smoking populations with more representative profiles, as seen in Group 1 studies (e.g., Ossip-Klein & McIntosh 20 ), may increase the external validity of the results and increase their precision.…”

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Review of strategies to recruit smokers for smoking cessation: a population impact perspective

Szklo

2008

Cad. Saúde Pública

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This paper reviews published articles describing several instruments used currently to "capture" the attention of smokers for quit-smoking interventions and emphasizes the distinction between the strategies used to reach eligible individuals and those used to recruit them for the proposed smoking cessation intervention. The search for articles was conducted using MED-LINE, PsychARTICLE, and LILACS. Key IntroductionThere is a growing awareness that smoking control intervention programs should consider the complexity of cultural and socioeconomic situations that are part of the smokers' universe 1 .Several authors have pointed out that effectiveness of multiple interventions may be greater than the sum of their independent effectiveness levels 2,3,4 . Effectiveness of smoking control programs is a function of numerous factors, including efficacy, adherence to the type of intervention or set of interventions, the target population's characteristics, and the tools employed to capture smokers 5 . Creativity and innovation are essential to deal with combinations of such complex variables 6,7 . It is particularly important to understand that not all smokers are the same, and that certain types of smokers need to be "won over" as "potential clients" of an intervention program aimed at addressing their specific needs.The purpose of this paper is to review several tools -both reactive and active -used to "capture" eligible smokers' attention for smoking control intervention programs. More specifically, this paper emphasizes the importance of reaching the target population and motivating it to receive the intervention. The actual efficacy levels of existing cessation interventions have been reviewed previously 8,9 and will not be discussed here.REVISÃO REVIEW Szklo AS S622

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African American Smokers Interested and Eligible for a Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial:

Cited by 47 publications

References 42 publications

Predictors of Participation in a Smoking Cessation Program among Young Adult Smokers

Predictors of Participation in a Smoking Cessation Program among Young Adult Smokers

Why do those who request smoking treatment fail to attend the first appointment?

Review of strategies to recruit smokers for smoking cessation: a population impact perspective

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