Implementing a smoking cessation intervention for people experiencing homelessness: Participants' preferences, feedback, and satisfaction with the 'power to quit' program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking rates among populations experiencing homelessness are three times higher than in the general population. Developing smoking cessation interventions for people experiencing homelessness is often challenging. Understanding participant perceptions of such interventions may provide valuable insights for intervention development and implementation. We assessed participants' satisfaction and preferences for the Power to Quit (PTQ) program.

Methods

PTQ was a 26-week community-based smoking-cessation RCT among people experiencing homelessness. A total of 315 of the 430 enrolled participants completed the 26 week-study feedback survey. Overall program satisfaction was measured on a 5-point Likert scale by asking the question "Overall, how satisfied were you with th

SUBMITTER: Odukoya OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9231781 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature