A Feasibility Study of Culturally Tailored Smoking Cessation for Chinese Smokers in New York City
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation
- Sponsor
- Temple University
- Enrollment
- 139
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- change in smoking behavior
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators tested the feasibility of a culturally and linguistically sensitive smoking cessation program with combined counseling and pharmacological components for Chinese smokers in New York City; identified factors and techniques that enhance the administration and appropriateness of the intervention program; and examined the effectiveness of this program on quit attempts, quit rates, and overall smoking reduction.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Primary eligibility criterion for inclusion in the study cohort was current smoking status. Other inclusion criteria were:
- •self-identification as ethnic Chinese,
- •aged 18 years and older,
- •having smoked or puffed on a cigarette during the previous week,
- •willingness to participate in the smoking cessation study,
- •access to a functional telephone,
- •expected presence in the study geographic area for a year or more, and
- •not having been enrolled in the past or at the current time in any smoking cessation treatment programs.
Exclusion Criteria
- •being currently pregnant and
- •having had a recent diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
change in smoking behavior
Time Frame: baseline, 1 week, 1, 3, and 6-month
participants were asked whether they had smoked or had a puff on a cigarette and the number of cigarettes smoked in the past 7 days at multiple assessment points.
change in Carbon monoxide (CO) concentration
Time Frame: baseline, 6-month follow-up
CO, a biomarker of smoking status, was assessed at baseline and 6-m follow up
change in the stages of smoking cessation
Time Frame: baseline, 1 week, 1, 3, and 6-month
According to Prochaska and DiClemente ' s Stages of Change model, the stages are: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. It's an ordinal variable that measured at multiple assessment points