Outcome from a community-based smoking cessation program for persons with serious mental illness.
Six and 12-month outcomes are reported on 79 mentally ill persons attending either a 4- or 8-session community-based smoking cessation group. Quit rates at post, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups were 16, 19, 16, and 19%, respectively, with no significant effect of program length. These success rates are comparable to outcomes reported following group-based treatment with mentally healthy smokers. The majority of quitters used nicotine replacement therapy. Psychotropic medication dosages did not vary over time in quitters or non-quitters. No reductions in smoking were observed among non-quitters. Quitting smoking had no untoward effects on symptoms of mental illness or general functioning.
Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health Information and Evaluation Unit, Calgary Health Region, Mental Health and Psychiatric Services, 206, 301-14th Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 2A1. scurrie@ucalgary.ca
Shawn R
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Currie
Jordyn
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Karltyn
Debra
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Lussier
Erin
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de Denus
Diane
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Brown
Nady
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El-Guebaly
D000328:Adult; D019058:Community Networks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012907:Smoking / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome