Engagement With Stop Smoking Services After Referral or Signposting: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Screening for smoking when people interact with healthcare services and referral of those who smoke to stop smoking services (SSSs) is a key component of efforts to tackle tobacco use. However, little is known about what happens after someone is referred or signposted to SSSs.

Methods

As part of the Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (NCT04854616), those randomized to intervention (n = 505) were referred to local SSSs (along with receiving brief advice and an e-cigarette starter kit) and those randomized to control (n = 502) were given contact details for the same services (signposted). SSS engagement data were collected: (1) directly from participants and (2) from SSS, additional qualitative data came from 33 participant interviews.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Pope I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11750743 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature