A smoking cessation intervention for low-income smokers in the ED.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a high prevalence of smoking among caregivers who bring their children to the pediatric emergency department (PED) and even higher rates of tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) and related morbidity among their children. The PED visit presents an opportunity to intervene with caregivers, but it is unknown whether they are more likely to quit if their child has a TSE-related illness. We sought to examine a PED-based smoking cessation intervention and compare outcomes based on children's TSE-related illness.

Methods

A single-arm, prospective trial, with baseline, 3, and 6 month assessments was used in this study. Caregivers whose child had either a TSE-related (n=100) or non-TSE-related illness (n=100) were given a brief intervention consisting of counseling, refer

SUBMITTER: Mahabee-Gittens EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4480194 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature