Article Text
Therapeutics
A smoking cessation intervention in a paediatric clinic setting reduced smoking in low income women
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QUESTION: How effective is a smoking cessation intervention for women in low income families who are bringing their children to a paediatric clinic?
Design
Randomised (allocation unconcealed*), unblinded,* controlled trial with 12 months of follow up.
Setting
4 clinics in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Participants
303 women >18 years of age (mean age 34 y) who identified themselves as smokers, brought their children to 1 of the 4 paediatric clinics, had no plans to move from the Seattle area in the next 4 months, and provided a telephone contact number. 12 month follow up was 81%.
Intervention
Women were allocated to a smoking cessation intervention (n=156) or usual care (n=147). The intervention involved a brief motivational message from …