Monthly Motivational Interview Counseling and Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Parents of Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parental smoking is the dominant source of passive smoke exposure in the pediatric population. The current randomized controlled trial (RCT) study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-component smoking reduction intervention in parental smoking reduction and children's environmental tobacco smoke exposure reduction in clinical settings.

Methods

A single-blinded, 6-month randomized controlled trial recruited smoking parents (N = 210) of children who attended the pediatric wards or clinics at the Prince of Wales Hospital. Participants allocated to the intervention group (n = 105) received monthly motivational interviews on smoking reduction with emphasis on health hazards related to children's passive smoke exposure, 8-week nicotine replaceme

SUBMITTER: Dai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045057 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature