title: Dissemination of a tobacco cessation program for unionized workers.
abstract: Many multilevel, contextually relevant, evidenced-based health promotion programs are not disseminated widely. The purpose of this study is to describe the adaptation of a published effective tobacco-use cessation intervention, which was implemented and evaluated in a broader population of unionized workers partnering with a health and welfare fund health benefits carrier. 68 tobacco users enrolled. Implementation and effectiveness outcomes indicated that most participants (69%) completed all counseling calls and at 16 weeks' follow-up, 30.9% reported not using tobacco. The intervention had relatively high levels of implementation, effectiveness, and acceptability, but low reach, highlighting issues arising during dissemination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA. lmquinti@bu.edu
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Quintiliani
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stoddard
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lederman
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harden
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Glorian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sorensen
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000379:methods*