Goal-directed versus outcome-based financial incentives for smoking cessation among low-income, hospitalised patients: rationale and design of the Financial Incentives for Smoking Treatment II (FIESTA II) randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the USA. Low utilisation of treatments for smoking cessation remains a major barrier for reducing smoking rates. Financial incentives represent an innovative approach to increasing use of therapies for smoking cessation. This paper will describe the rationale and design of the Financial Incentives for Smoking Treatment II (FIESTA II) study, a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of goal-directed and outcome-based financial incentives to promote smoking cessation among hospitalised smokers.

Methods and analysis

We are recruiting adult participants who smoked tobacco in the 30 days prior to initial interview and are contemplating quitting smoking. These participants will

SUBMITTER: Wali S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546144 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature