American Indian/Alaska Native Smokers’ Utilization of a Statewide Tobacco Quitline: Engagement and Q
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Brianna A Lienemann, PhD, Sharon E Cummins, PhD, Gary J Tedeschi, PhD, Shiushing Wong, PhD, Shu-Hong Zhu, PhD.
American Indian/Alaska Native Smokers’ Utilization of a Statewide Tobacco Quitline: Engagement and Quitting Behaviors from 2008-2018.
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, ntz205, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntz205
The objective of this study was to examine access, engagement, and quitting behaviors of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) callers to the California Smokers’ Helpline. Telephone counseling is the primary function of the quitline. The overarching theoretical framework for California’s quitline is social cognitive theory, although it also utilizes motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral strategies. Rates of access, engagement, and quitting suggest that individualized quitline counseling was as effective with AIANs as it was with White smokers. Increasing efforts to refer AIANs to existing state quitlines can help more smokers quit.
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