Pilot study results from a brief intervention to create smoke-free homes.
Very few community-based intervention studies have examined how to effectively increase the adoption of smoke-free homes. A pilot study was conducted to test the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term outcomes of a brief, four-component intervention for promoting smoke-free home policies among low-income households. We recruited forty participants (20 smokers and 20 nonsmokers) to receive the intervention at two-week intervals. The design was a pretest-posttest with follow-up at two weeks after intervention. The primary outcome measure was self-reported presence of a total home smoking ban. At follow-up, 78% of participants reported having tried to establish a smoke-free rule in their home, with significantly more nonsmokers attempting a smoke-free home than smokers (P = .03). These attempts led to increased smoking restrictions, that is, going from no ban to a partial or total ban, or from a partial to a total ban, in 43% of the homes. At follow-up, 33% of the participants reported having made their home totally smoke-free. Additionally, smokers reported smoking fewer cigarettes per day. Results suggest that the intervention is promising and warrants a rigorous efficacy trial.
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory Prevention Research Center, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. mkegler@emory.edu
Michelle C
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Kegler
Cam
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Escoffery
Lucja
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Bundy
Carla J
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Berg
Regine
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Haardörfer
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Yembra
Gillian
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Schauer
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005845:Georgia; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D057566:Self Report; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution