title: A pilot study of telephone-based smoking cessation intervention in asbestos workers.
abstract: Smoking markedly increases the risk of asbestos-related lung cancer. We conducted a randomized pilot trial of a telephone-based smoking cessation intervention in asbestos workers. Fifty-nine smokers were assigned to either a control or telephone-based smoking cessation treatment group and were followed-up at 6 months. Intent-to-treat analysis revealed a 16.7% quit rate at 6 months for the intervention group compared to 6.9% for the control group (P = 0.25). Treatment-received quit-rates were 33% for the intervention group and 6.9% for the control group (P = 0.05). The intervention group was twice as likely to use smoking cessation medicines and progressed further along the stage of change continuum compared with the control group. Incorporating telephone-based smoking cessation treatment into medical screening activities for asbestos workers is feasible and the intervention is effective in increasing quit rates at 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Sciences Institute, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. oosinubi@eohsi.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Omowunmi Y O
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Osinubi
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moline
authors.forename: Elisheva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rovner
authors.forename: Sharmila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Marla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perez-Lugo
authors.forename: Kitaw
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Demissie
authors.forename: Howard M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kipen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001194:Asbestos; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013689:Telephone
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos