title: Randomized trial on mindfulness training for smokers targeted to a disadvantaged population.
abstract: We report the results of a randomized trial comparing a novel smoking cessation treatment Mindfulness Training for Smokers (MTS) to a usual care therapy (Controls), which included the availability of a tobacco quit line and nicotine patches. Data were collected from 196 low socioeconomic status smokers in 2010-2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Participants were randomized to either MTS or a telephonic quit line. The primary outcome was 6-month smoking abstinence measured by carbon monoxide breath testing and Time-Line Follow-Back. Among treatment initiators (randomized participants who participated in the intervention), abstinence rates were significantly different between the MTS (38.7%) and control (20.6%, p = .05) groups. Study limitations are also discussed. Results suggest that further study is warranted.
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison , Wisconsin , USA.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Simon B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Maggie C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Alison R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Manley
authors.forename: Stevens S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Timothy B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D035862:Vulnerable Populations