Social support intervention for enhancing smoking treatment utilization and cessation among veterans in the United States: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social support interventions may enhance access and use of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments (EBCTs). We assessed the feasibility of a proactive social support intervention for Veterans who smoke.

Methods

We used national Veterans Health Administration (VHA) data to identify Veterans who smoke cigarettes in the United States. We mailed invitation letters to a random national sample, followed by telephone outreach. Veteran-support person dyads were randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. Support persons in the intervention group additionally received a 1-call coaching session. Assessments were conducted at baseline, 1-month, and 4-months post-randomization. Data collection occurred from March 2021 - August 2022.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Branson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12634825 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature