Article: Smoking cessation intervention in parents of young children: A randomised controlled trial
| Title | Smoking cessation intervention in parents of young children: A randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdullah, ASM1 2 Mak, YW3 Loke, AY3 Lam, TH1 |
| Keywords | Chinese Intervention Parents Randomized controlled trial Smoking Cessation Young children |
| Issue Date | 2005 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/ADD |
| Citation | Addiction, 2005, v. 100 n. 11, p. 1731-1740 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01231.x |
| Abstract | Objective: To examine whether telephone counselling based on the stages of change component of Transtheoretical model of behaviour change together with educational materials could help non-motivated smoking parents of young children to cease. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China. Participants: 952 smoker fathers and mothers of Chinese children aged 5 years. Intervention: Participants were randomly allocated into two groups: the intervention group received printed self-help materials and three-session telephone-based smoking cessation counselling delivered by trained counsellors; the control group received printed self-help materials only. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection at baseline and at 1, 3 and 6 month follow up. Main outcome measures: The main outcome is 7 day point prevalence quit rate at 6 months (defined as not smoking during the 7 days preceding the 6 month follow up) determined by self reports. Other secondary outcomes were self reported 24 h point prevalence quit rate and self-reported continuous quit rate and bio-chemically validated quit rate at 6 months. Results: A total of 952 smoker fathers and mothers were randomized to the intervention (n = 467) and control (n = 485) groups. Most were daily smokers (92.4%) and the mean number of cigarettes smoked per day was 14.5 (SD = 8.9). By using intention-to-treat analysis, the 7 day point prevalence quit rate at 6 month follow up was significantly greater in the intervention group (15.3%; 68/444) than the control group (7.4%; 34/459) (P < 0.001). The absolute risk reduction was 7.9% (95% confidence interval: 3.78% to 12.01%). The number needed to treat to get one additional smoker to quit was 13 (95% CI: 8-26). The crude odds ratio of quitting was 2.3(95% CI: 1.5-3.5). The adjusted odds ratio was 2.1 (95% CI: 1.4-3.4) (adjusted for age, number of years smoked, and alcohol dependency). Conclusion Proactive telephone counselling is an effective aid to promote smoking cessation among parents of young children. © 2005 Society for the Study of Addiction. |
| ISSN | 0965-2140 2011 Impact Factor: 4.313 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.220 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01231.x |
| ISI Accession Number ID | WOS:000232849400018 |
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdullah, ASM |
|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Mak, YW |
| dc.contributor.author | Loke, AY |
| dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-06T09:23:31Z |
| dc.date.available | 2010-09-06T09:23:31Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To examine whether telephone counselling based on the stages of change component of Transtheoretical model of behaviour change together with educational materials could help non-motivated smoking parents of young children to cease. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China. Participants: 952 smoker fathers and mothers of Chinese children aged 5 years. Intervention: Participants were randomly allocated into two groups: the intervention group received printed self-help materials and three-session telephone-based smoking cessation counselling delivered by trained counsellors; the control group received printed self-help materials only. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection at baseline and at 1, 3 and 6 month follow up. Main outcome measures: The main outcome is 7 day point prevalence quit rate at 6 months (defined as not smoking during the 7 days preceding the 6 month follow up) determined by self reports. Other secondary outcomes were self reported 24 h point prevalence quit rate and self-reported continuous quit rate and bio-chemically validated quit rate at 6 months. Results: A total of 952 smoker fathers and mothers were randomized to the intervention (n = 467) and control (n = 485) groups. Most were daily smokers (92.4%) and the mean number of cigarettes smoked per day was 14.5 (SD = 8.9). By using intention-to-treat analysis, the 7 day point prevalence quit rate at 6 month follow up was significantly greater in the intervention group (15.3%; 68/444) than the control group (7.4%; 34/459) (P < 0.001). The absolute risk reduction was 7.9% (95% confidence interval: 3.78% to 12.01%). The number needed to treat to get one additional smoker to quit was 13 (95% CI: 8-26). The crude odds ratio of quitting was 2.3(95% CI: 1.5-3.5). The adjusted odds ratio was 2.1 (95% CI: 1.4-3.4) (adjusted for age, number of years smoked, and alcohol dependency). Conclusion Proactive telephone counselling is an effective aid to promote smoking cessation among parents of young children. © 2005 Society for the Study of Addiction. |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Addiction, 2005, v. 100 n. 11, p. 1731-1740 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01231.x |
| dc.identifier.citeulike | 371177 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01231.x |
| dc.identifier.epage | 1740 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 111157 |
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000232849400018 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0965-2140 2011 Impact Factor: 4.313 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.220 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 11 |
| dc.identifier.openurl | ![]() |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 16277633 |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-27744533534 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 1731 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/86966 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 100 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/ADD |
| dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Addiction |
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus |
| dc.rights | Addiction. Copyright © Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| dc.subject.mesh | Child, Preschool |
| dc.subject.mesh | Counseling - methods |
| dc.subject.mesh | Female |
| dc.subject.mesh | Health Education - methods |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans |
| dc.subject.mesh | Male |
| dc.subject.mesh | Parents - psychology |
| dc.subject.mesh | Smoking - prevention & control |
| dc.subject.mesh | Smoking Cessation - methods |
| dc.subject.mesh | Telephone |
| dc.subject.mesh | Tobacco Smoke Pollution - prevention & control |
| dc.subject.mesh | Treatment Outcome |
| dc.subject | Chinese |
| dc.subject | Intervention |
| dc.subject | Parents |
| dc.subject | Randomized controlled trial |
| dc.subject | Smoking Cessation |
| dc.subject | Young children |
| dc.title | Smoking cessation intervention in parents of young children: A randomised controlled trial |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong
- Boston University School of Public Health
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University


