Development of a Personalized Tobacco Cessation Intervention Package (PTCIP) for Persons with Schizophrenia in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among persons with schizophrenia (PwS), tobacco use is higher in comparison to the general population, contributing to greater morbidity and mortality. Pharmacological interventions combined with psychosocial interventions are effective in tobacco cessation. While the effectiveness of extant psychosocial interventions-when used in isolation-seems limited, developing better combinations of interventions could help treatment providers deliver tobacco cessation services to PwS at different stages of motivation to quit. We aimed to develop a personalized tobacco cessation intervention package (PTCIP) for PwS.

Methods

The stage-based intervention package was developed through a systematic review of interventions for tobacco cessation, the authors' clinical experience,

SUBMITTER: Rajalu BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10011849 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature