Treating tobacco dependence to aid re-employment among job-seekers: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

U.S. reductions in smoking have not been experienced equally. Smoking prevalence is greater among persons of lower education, lower income, and unemployed. We evaluated whether a cessation intervention for job-seekers would result in significantly fewer cigarettes smoked per day and a greater likelihood of tobacco abstinence and re-employment, compared to the control condition at 6-months follow-up.

Methods

Unemployed, job-seekers who smoked daily were recruited from five employment development departments in the San Francisco Bay Area, October 2015 to February 2018. Intention to quit smoking was not required. Participants were randomized to a brief motivationally-tailored, computer-assisted counseling intervention or referred to a toll-free quitline. Midstudy,

SUBMITTER: Prochaska JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7704695 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature