Smoking-Cessation Interventions for Urban Hospital Patients: A Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hospitalization is a unique opportunity for smoking cessation, but prior interventions have measured efficacy with narrowly defined populations. The objective of this study was to enroll smokers admitted to two "safety net" hospitals and compare the effectiveness of two post-discharge cessation interventions.

Design

A randomized comparative effectiveness trial was conducted.

Setting/participants

At two New York City public hospitals, every hospitalized patient identified as a smoker (based on admission records) was approached. Inclusion criteria were: smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days; spoke English, Spanish, or Mandarin; had a U.S. phone number; not discharged to an institution where follow-up or smoking was limited; and not pregnant/breastfeeding. O

SUBMITTER: Sherman SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5089173 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature