African American Participation and Success in Telephone Counseling for Smoking Cessation
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Rabius V, Wiatrek D,
McAlister AL. Nicotine Tob Res. 2012 Feb;14(2):240-2. Epub 2011 Jul
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This study examined how effectively African
Americans are served by telephone counseling based on data from 45,510 callers
to the the statewide publicly-funded quitlines in Texas, Louisiana, Washington,
and District of Columbia, as well as randomized clinical trial data from 3,522
participants. Results showed that a larger proportion of African Americans
tended to use a quitline than are represented in the general population of
smokers. African American quit rates, satisfaction levels, and number of
counseling sessions completed were equivalent to non-Hispanic "Whites.” In
addition, African Americans were more likely to request counseling than
non-Hispanic Whites. The authors conclude that telephone counseling is a
promising tool for addressing health disparities related to smoking among
African Americans.
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