TY - JOUR
T1 - Support Person Intervention to Promote Smoker Utilization of the QUITPLAN® Helpline
AU - Patten, Christi A.
AU - Smith, Christina M.
AU - Brockman, Tabetha A.
AU - Decker, Paul A.
AU - Anderson, Kari J.
AU - Hughes, Christine A.
AU - Sinicrope, Pamela
AU - Offord, Kenneth P.
AU - Lichtenstein, Edward
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by ClearWay Minnesota SM research program grant RC-2005-0022. The contents of this manuscript are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of ClearWay Minnesota SM .
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Background: Effective cessation services are greatly underutilized by smokers. Only about 1.5% of smokers in Minnesota utilize the state-funded QUITPLAN® Helpline. Substantial evidence exists on the role of social support in smoking cessation. In preparation for a large randomized trial, this study developed and piloted an intervention for an adult nonsmoking support person to motivate and encourage a smoker to call the QUITPLAN Helpline. Methods: The support person intervention was developed based on Cohen's theory of social support. It consisted of written materials and three consecutive, weekly, 20-30 minute telephone sessions. Smoker calls to the QUITPLAN Helpline were documented by intake staff. Results: Participants were 30 support people (93% women, 97% Caucasian, mean age 49). High rates of treatment compliance were observed, with 28 (93%) completing all three telephone sessions. The intervention was ranked as somewhat or very helpful by 77% of the support people, and 97% would definitely or probably recommend the program. Five smokers linked to a support person called the QUITPLAN Helpline. Conclusions: An intervention using natural support networks to promote smoker utilization of the QUITPLAN Helpline is both acceptable to a support person and feasible. A controlled randomized trial is under way to examine the efficacy of the intervention.
AB - Background: Effective cessation services are greatly underutilized by smokers. Only about 1.5% of smokers in Minnesota utilize the state-funded QUITPLAN® Helpline. Substantial evidence exists on the role of social support in smoking cessation. In preparation for a large randomized trial, this study developed and piloted an intervention for an adult nonsmoking support person to motivate and encourage a smoker to call the QUITPLAN Helpline. Methods: The support person intervention was developed based on Cohen's theory of social support. It consisted of written materials and three consecutive, weekly, 20-30 minute telephone sessions. Smoker calls to the QUITPLAN Helpline were documented by intake staff. Results: Participants were 30 support people (93% women, 97% Caucasian, mean age 49). High rates of treatment compliance were observed, with 28 (93%) completing all three telephone sessions. The intervention was ranked as somewhat or very helpful by 77% of the support people, and 97% would definitely or probably recommend the program. Five smokers linked to a support person called the QUITPLAN Helpline. Conclusions: An intervention using natural support networks to promote smoker utilization of the QUITPLAN Helpline is both acceptable to a support person and feasible. A controlled randomized trial is under way to examine the efficacy of the intervention.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.09.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19012842
AN - SCOPUS:55549110929
SN - 0749-3797
VL - 35
SP - S479-S485
JO - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
JF - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
IS - 6 SUPPL.
ER -