Patient navigation to promote smoking cessation among low-income primary care patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a patient navigation intervention. Forty-seven smokers from one safety-net hospital were randomized to either a control group, in which they received a smoking cessation brochure and a list of smoking cessation resources, or a navigation group, in which they received the smoking cessation brochure, a list of smoking cessation resources, and patient navigation. Follow-up data were obtained for 33 participants. Nine (47.4%) of 19 of navigation group participants had engaged in smoking cessation treatment by 3 months versus 6 (42.9%) of 14 control group participants (chi-square p = ns). Patient navigation to promote engagement in smoking cessation treatment was feasible and acceptable to participants.
a Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine , Boston , Massachusetts.
Karen E
KE
Lasser
Karey S
KS
Kenst
Lisa M
LM
Quintiliani
Renda Soylemez
RS
Wiener
Jennifer
J
Murillo
Lori
L
Pbert
Ziming
Z
Xuan
Deborah J
DJ
Bowen
D000328:Adult; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D062526:Patient Navigation / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome