Evaluation of an intervention for hospitalized African American smokers
Susan L Davies1, Connie L Kohler, Larry Fish
1Department of Health Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-0022, USA. sdavies@uab.edu
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention based on the transtheoretical model of change with a sample of low-income African American smokers admitted to an indigent-care hospital.
Methods:
The intervention incorporated components shown to be effective in increasing cessation in other populations, tailored to a bedside counseling format with follow-up contact postdischarge.
Results:
Intervention patients were significantly more likely to advance in stage than were control patients.
Conclusion:
A hospital-offered bedside intervention offers promise in reaching underserved smokers with effective, though limited, cessation assistance.
