Association Between Utilization of Quitline Services and Probability of Tobacco Abstinence in Low-Income Smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Quitlines (QL) are an effective means for smoking cessation, but a paucity of data exist examining the dose-response relationship between use of QL services and quit rates, especially among low-income smokers. The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between tobacco abstinence and use of QL services among low-income smokers.

Methods

Secondary analysis of a randomized trial of every- or some-day smokers aged 18 years or older visiting an urban emergency department. Inclusion criteria included self-pay or Medicaid insurance, as a proxy for low-income and low socioeconomic status. Intervention participants received a motivational interview, 6 weeks of nicotine patches and gum, a referral faxed to the state-sponsored QL, a booster call, and a quitline

SUBMITTER: Bernstein SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5120741 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature