Public Health Clinical Demonstration Project for Smoking Cessation in American Veterans who Served
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Zaborowski
DE Dedert EA, Straits-Troster K, Lee S, Wilson
SM, Calhoun PS, Moore SD, Acheson S, Hamlett-Berry KW, Beckham JC.
J Addict Med. 2011 Mar;5(1):79-83.
This clinical demonstration project was designed to increase the reach of
tobacco cessation treatments to a population of Veterans who had served in the
military since September 11, 2001. Invitation letters were sent to 609 veteran
smokers. Those indicating interest were called and offered referral to
telephone counseling through the National Cancer Institute's Smoking QuitLine,
web-based counseling, and quit-smoking medications. Seven percent of survey
recipients participated in treatment. Of those completing a follow-up survey,
23% reported maintaining smoking abstinence. The project reached 8.6% of the
targeted population (those who accessed the intervention), and a 24-hour
abstinence impact rate of 2.2% (number of smokers with a 24-hour abstinence
divided by the number of targeted smokers). The authors conclude that this
project enhanced access to care and promoted short-term quitting among
Veterans.
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