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Therapeutics
A smoking cessation intervention in a paediatric clinic setting reduced smoking in low income women

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.8.6.180

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    (2003) Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157, 295. Curry SJ, Ludman EJ, Graham E, et al.. Pediatric-based smoking cessation intervention for low-income women: a randomized trial.. ;. :. –302.
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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 …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

    • For correspondence: Dr S J Curry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. suecurry{at}uic.edu

    • ↵* See glossary.