Tobacco dependence treatment in the emergency department: A randomized trial using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco dependence remains the leading preventable cause of death in the developed world. Smokers are disproportionately from lower socioeconomic groups, and may use the hospital emergency department (ED) as an important source of care. A recent clinical trial demonstrated the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention to help smokers quit, but the independent contributions of those components is unknown.

Methods

This is a full-factorial (16-arm) randomized trial in a busy hospital ED of 4 tobacco dependence interventions: brief motivational interviewing, nicotine replacement therapy, referral to a telephone quitline, and a texting program. The trial utilizes the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) and a novel mixed methods analytic design to assess clinical ef

SUBMITTER: Bernstein SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851600 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature