Patient navigation to promote smoking cessation among low-income primary care patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Lasser, Karen E. ; Kenst, Karey S. ; Quintiliani, Lisa M. ; Wiener, Renda Soylemez ; Murillo, Jennifer ; Pbert, Lori ; Xuan, Ziming ; Bowen, Deborah J.
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Feasibility Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Patient Navigation
Pilot Projects
Poverty
Primary Health Care
Smoking Cessation
Treatment Outcome
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Community Health
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Health Services Administration
Preventive Medicine
Primary Care
Substance Abuse and Addiction
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Abstract
We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a patient navigation intervention. Forty-seven smokers from one safety-net hospital were randomized to either a control group, in which they received a smoking cessation brochure and a list of smoking cessation resources, or a navigation group, in which they received the smoking cessation brochure, a list of smoking cessation resources, and patient navigation. Follow-up data were obtained for 33 participants. Nine (47.4%) of 19 of navigation group participants had engaged in smoking cessation treatment by 3 months versus 6 (42.9%) of 14 control group participants (chi-square p = ns). Patient navigation to promote engagement in smoking cessation treatment was feasible and acceptable to participants.
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J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2013;12(4):374-90. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2013.819311. Link to article on publisher's site