Brief Interventions to Create Smoke-Free Home Policies in Low-Income Households
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The burden of tobacco use falls disproportionately on low-income populations, through high rates of primary smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. The remarkable progress in creating smoke-free environments in the U.S. over the past two decades has left smoker's homes as one of the primary sources of exposure to secondhand smoke for both children and nonsmoking adults. Intervention research that identifies effective and practical strategies for reaching the minority of households that still allow smoking in the home has considerable potential to reduce smoke exposure, but suitable channels to reach low-income families are limited. The proposed research will develop, evaluate and disseminate a brief smoke-free homes intervention through the established national infrastructure of 2-1-1 call centers. 2-1-1 is a nationally designated 3-digit telephone exchange, similar to 9-1-1 for emergencies or 4-1-1 for directory assistance, that links callers to community-based health and social services.
The proposed research has four specific aims: 1) Conduct formative research on intervention messages and materials for promoting smoke-free homes in low-income populations, applicable to both smokers and nonsmokers as household change agents; 2) Conduct a randomized controlled trial in the Atlanta 2-1-1 service area to evaluate the efficacy of a brief intervention to create smoke-free homes among 2-1-1 callers; 3) Conduct replication studies in Houston and North Carolina 2-1-1 systems to systematically test the intervention in varied populations and tobacco control climates, and 4) Disseminate the research-tested smoke-free homes intervention through a variety of mechanisms including a national grants program to 2-1-1 systems and through the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium's linkages to the state and local tobacco control infrastructure in the U.S.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| No Intervention: Control Participant receives usual care |
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| Experimental: Intervention Intervention group participants receive three sets of mailed educational materials about making their home smoke-free and one coaching call. |
Behavioral: Educational print materials and a coaching call
Intervention group participants receive three sets of mailed educational materials about making their home smoke-free and one coaching call.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Presence of a total home smoking ban [Change from baseline in reported total home smoking bans at 3-month and 6-month follow-up]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Weekly secondhand smoke exposure for non-smokers [Change from baseline in reported secondhand smoke exposure for non-smokers at 3-month and 6-month follow-up]
- Cessation attempts (for smokers) [Change from baseline in reported cessation attempts (for smokers) at 3-month and 6-month follow-up]
- Number of cigarettes smokes (for smokers) [Change from baseline in reported number of cigarettes smoked (for smokers) at 3-month and 6-month follow-up]
- Stage of change to quit smoking (for smokers) [Change from baseline in stage of change to quit smoking (for smokers) at 3-month and 6-month follow-up]
- Successful cessation (for smokers) [Change from baseline in successful cessation (for smokers) at 3-month and 6-month follow-up]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Must be 18 years of age or older.
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Must speak and understand English.
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Must smoke and live with at least one other non-smoking person OR be a non-smoker who lives with a smoker(s).
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Must not have a total smoking ban in their home.
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Atlanta | Georgia | United States | 30322 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Emory University
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Washington University School of Medicine
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Michelle Kegler, DrPH, Emory University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Berg CJ, Bundy L, Escoffery C, Haardörfer R, Kegler MC. Telephone-assisted placement of air nicotine monitors to validate self-reported smoke-free home policies. Public Health. 2013 Apr;127(4):342-4. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.01.002. Epub 2013 Mar 6.
- Escoffery C, Bundy L, Carvalho M, Yembra D, Haardörfer R, Berg C, Kegler MC. Third-hand smoke as a potential intervention message for promoting smoke-free homes in low-income communities. Health Educ Res. 2013 Oct;28(5):923-30. doi: 10.1093/her/cyt056. Epub 2013 May 13.
- Kegler MC, Escoffery C, Bundy L, Berg CJ, Haardörfer R, Yembra D, Schauer G. Pilot study results from a brief intervention to create smoke-free homes. J Environ Public Health. 2012;2012:951426. doi: 10.1155/2012/951426. Epub 2012 May 17.
- IRB00056797
- U01CA154282-01