The effect of a culturally tailored smoking cessation for Chinese American smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tobacco use is a serious public health problem among low-income Chinese Americans with limited English proficiency. Chinese men are at high risk for smoking-related morbidity and mortality. We tested the feasibility of a culturally and linguistically sensitive smoking intervention program with combined counseling and pharmacological components for Chinese smokers in New York City; identified factors and techniques that enhance the administration and appropriateness of the intervention program; and examined the overall impact of this program on quit attempts, quit rates, and overall smoking reduction.

Methods

We were guided by the transtheoretical model and used an adapted motivational interviewing (MI) approach. The study involved a randomized sample with pretre

SUBMITTER: Wu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2784492 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature