Designing a smoking cessation intervention for the unique needs of homeless persons: a community-based randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although smoking prevalence remains strikingly high in homeless populations (~70% and three times the US national average), smoking cessation studies usually exclude homeless persons. Novel evidence-based interventions are needed for this high-risk subpopulation of smokers.

Purpose

To describe the aims and design of a first-ever smoking cessation clinical trial in the homeless population. The study was a two-group randomized community-based trial that enrolled participants (n = 430) residing across eight homeless shelters and transitional housing units in Minnesota. The study objective was to test the efficacy of motivational interviewing (MI) for enhancing adherence to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT; nicotine patch) and smoking cessation outcomes.

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SUBMITTER: Goldade K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4729365 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature