A Multistate Asian-Language Tobacco Quitline: Addressing a Disparity in Access to Care
Sharon E Cummins1, Shiushing Wong1, Erika Bonnevie1
1Sharon E. Cummins, Shiushing Wong, Erika Bonnevie, Carrie Kirby, and Shu-Hong Zhu are with the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. Hye-ryeon Lee is with the Department of Communicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu. Cynthia J. Goto is with the Hawai'i Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund Project, Honolulu. Judy McCree Carrington is with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
Objectives:
We conducted a dissemination and implementation study to translate an intervention protocol for Asian-language smokers from an efficacy trial into an effective and sustainable multistate service.
Methods:
Three state tobacco programs (in California, Colorado, and Hawaii) promoted a multistate cessation quitline to 3 Asian-language-speaking communities: Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. The California quitline provided counseling centrally to facilitate implementation. Three more states joined the program during the study period (January 2010-July 2012). We assessed the provision of counseling, quitting outcomes, and dissemination of the program.
Results:
A total of 2004 smokers called for the service, with 88.3% opting for counseling. Among those opting for counseling, the 6-month abstinence rate (18.8%) was similar to results of the earlier efficacy trial (16.4%).
Conclusions:
The intervention protocol, based on an efficacy trial, was successfully translated into a multistate service and further disseminated. This project paved the way for the establishment of a national quitline for Asian-language speakers, which serves as an important strategy to address disparities in access to care.
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