Project SUN: Pilot Study of a Culturally Adapted Smoking Cessation Curriculum for American Indian Yo
Friday, July 15, 2022
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Ramos
GG, Sussman S, Moerner L, Unger JB, Soto C.
Project SUN: Pilot Study
of a Culturally Adapted Smoking Cessation Curriculum for American Indian Youth.
[published online ahead of print, 2022 Jul 5]. J Drug Educ.
2022;472379221111542. doi:10.1177/00472379221111542
American Indian Alaska Native (AIAN) youth have disproportionately higher rates
of commercial tobacco product use compared to other racial and ethnic groups in
the U.S. These rates underscore a need for commercial tobacco product cessation
interventions that are culturally informed. This project studied the
development, implementation, and some impact data of an adapted version of
Project EX, an evidence-based intervention for teen smoking cessation.
Implementation challenges resulted in a change from a three-arm to a single-arm
trial with 37 AIAN youth who participated in an eight-week curriculum.
Intent-to-treat analysis with biochemical validation results indicated that 32%
(N = 12/37) of youth quit smoking at the three-month follow-up. Participants
reported being satisfied with the program overall and enjoying the culturally
adapted activities. This study detailed the program's adaptation and lessons
learned during implementation.
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