An individually-tailored smoking cessation intervention for rural Veterans: a pilot randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco use remains prevalent among Veterans of military service and those residing in rural areas. Smokers frequently experience tobacco-related issues including risky alcohol use, post-cessation weight gain, and depressive symptoms that may adversely impact their likelihood of quitting and maintaining abstinence. Telephone-based interventions that simultaneously address these issues may help to increase treatment access and improve outcomes.

Methods

This study was a two-group randomized controlled pilot trial. Participants were randomly assigned to an individually-tailored telephone tobacco intervention combining counseling for tobacco use and related issues including depressive symptoms, risky alcohol use, and weight concerns or to treatment provided through th

SUBMITTER: Vander Weg MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4989380 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature