Evaluating NHS Stop Smoking Service engagement in community pharmacies using simulated smokers: fidelity assessment of a theory-based intervention.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Smokers are more likely to quit if they use the National Health Service (NHS) Stop Smoking Service (SSS). However, community pharmacies experience low service uptake. The Smoking Treatment Optimisation in Pharmacies (STOP) programme aims to address this problem by enhancing staff training using a theory-based intervention. In this study, we evaluated intervention fidelity using simulated smokers (actors) to assess smoker engagement and enactment of key intervention components by STOP trained staff. DESIGN:An observational pilot study. SETTINGS:Five community pharmacies in North East London with an NHS SSS. METHODS:Six actors, representative of East London's population, were recruited and trained to complete intervention fidelity assessments. Consenting pharmacy staff from five p

SUBMITTER: Jumbe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530322 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature