Smoking Cessation in Homeless Populations: Who Participates and Who Does Not

Carolyn Warner; Barrett Sewali; Abimbola Olayinka; Sara Eischen; Qi Wang; Hongfei Guo; Jasjit S Ahluwalia; Kolawole S Okuyemi

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Smoking Cessation in Homeless Populations: Who Participates and Who Does Not

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Smoking Cessation in Homeless Populations: Who Participates and Who Does Not

Carolyn Warner, Barrett Sewali, Abimbola Olayinka, Sara Eischen, Qi Wang, Hongfei Guo, Jasjit S Ahluwalia and Kolawole S Okuyemi

Nicotine & tobacco research, Vol.16(3), pp.369-372

03/2014

DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt169

PMCID: PMC3920340

PMID: 24158227

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Introduction: Although homeless individuals smoke at an alarmingly high rate, few smoking cessation clinical trials have focused on this vulnerable population. Little is known about recruitment efforts and suitable eligibility criteria for tobacco control research in homeless populations. Methods: The aim of this article is to describe the recruitment, eligibility, and enrollment of homeless smokers who participated in the Power to Quit smoking study, a randomized smoking cessation clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study compared motivational interviewing and standard counseling while participants received an 8-week treatment of the nicotine patch. Results: Working with local emergency shelters, a total of 839 adult smokers were screened for study eligibility, 580 of whom (69.1%) met eligibility criteria. Of those eligible, 430 (74.1%) returned for randomization. Those who returned for randomization were older and more likely to have a phone number compared with eligible participants not enrolled. The most common reasons for exclusion included exhaled carbon monoxide levels less than or equal to 5 parts per million (indicating nonsmoking status), use of smoking cessation aid during the past 30 days, and not meeting the study definition of homelessness. Conclusion: Knowledge of these factors may help researchers tailor criteria that accurately identify and include homeless smokers in future research.

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Title: Subtitle: Smoking Cessation in Homeless Populations: Who Participates and Who Does Not
Creators: Carolyn Warner - ,
Barrett Sewali - ,
Abimbola Olayinka - ,
Sara Eischen - ,
Qi Wang - ,
Hongfei Guo - ,
Jasjit S Ahluwalia - ,
Kolawole S Okuyemi - ,
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Nicotine & tobacco research, Vol.16(3), pp.369-372
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt169
PMID: 24158227
PMCID: PMC3920340
NLM abbreviation: Nicotine Tob Res
ISSN: 1462-2203
eISSN: 1469-994X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Date published: 03/2014
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984093363302771

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