Telephone Care Coordination for Smokers in Mental Health Clinics
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Smoking
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Enrollment
- 577
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Long-term Smoking Abstinence (30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a smoking cessation telephone care coordination program is effective and feasible in VA Mental Health Clinics.
Detailed Description
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States and is a particular problem among VA users and among persons with a diagnosed mental illness. The prevalence of smoking among VA mental health patients has remained high, in part because smoking cessation treatment rates have remained low. Telephone-based counseling represents the most feasible approach to increasing smoking cessation treatment among VA patients. The approach used in this study has been used very effectively in a primary care-based population that includes a large percentage of mental health patients. This project would target the program specifically at patients seen in VA Mental Health Clinics.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Smokers who are referred from Mental Health Clinics in VA VISNs 1 and
- •Patients must have access to a telephone and a regular mailing address.
Exclusion Criteria
- •No access to a telephone
- •no mailing address
- •not receiving care from a VISN 1 or VISN 3 Mental Health provider
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Long-term Smoking Abstinence (30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence)
Time Frame: 6 months after enrollment
Secondary Outcomes
- 30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence Rate at 2-months (i.e., End of Treatment)(2 months after enrollment)
- Quit Attempt Rate(2 and 6 months after enrollment)
- Rate of Use of Smoking Cessation Medications (i.e., Treatment Rate)(2 and 6 months after enrollment)
- VA Site-level Performance Rates on the VA Tobacco Performance Measures(Quarterly after study implementation)