Effect of an inpatient nurse-directed smoking cessation program.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a nurse-directed smoking cessation intervention for adults hospitalized in a small community hospital using a quasiexperimental, prospective, longitudinal design with biochemical validation of self-reported tobacco abstinence. Sixty-eight inpatients were assigned to either a control (n = 30) or an intervention group (n = 38). The control group received smoking cessation literature. The intervention group received smoking cessation literature and a nursing intervention. Each member of the intervention group was randomly assigned to a one or four telephone call subgroup for post discharge nurse follow-up at 3 months. Fifty-five participants completed the study. Smokers receiving the nurse-directed intervention were significantly more likely to be tobacco abstinent at 3 months (n = 17, 55%) than smokers in the control group (n = 5, 21%). Within the intervention group, tobacco abstinence at 3 months was not significantly different between the one and four telephone call groups. For the total sample, smoking relapse was significantly higher for participants who lived with another smoker.
Gies
Cheryl E
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College of Nursing, The University of Toledo, Ohio 43614-5803, USA. cheryl.gies@utoledo.edu
Buchman
Debra
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Robinson
Janet
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Smolen
Dianne
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D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012008:Recurrence; D020377:Self Efficacy; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone