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Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in american veterans who served since september 11, 2001.

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Zaborowski, DE; Dedert, EA; Straits-Troster, K; Lee, S; Wilson, SM; Calhoun, PS; Moore, SD; Acheson, S; Hamlett-Berry, KW; Beckham, JC
Published in: J Addict Med
March 2011

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this clinical demonstration project was to increase the reach of effective treatments, such as pharmacotherapy and telephone or web-based support, by offering these treatments in a low cost and convenient manner to a population of Veterans. METHODS: Six hundred nine veteran smokers who had served in the military since September 11, 2001 were contacted by invitational letters. Veterans indicating interest in further contacts received telephone calls using standardized scripts that offered referral to the National Cancer Institute's Smoking QuitLine, web-based counseling, and local Department of Veteran Affairs pharmacologic treatment for smoking cessation. RESULTS: Seven percent of survey recipients participated in the clinical program. At follow-up, 23% of participants providing follow-up information reported maintaining smoking abstinence. This clinical demonstration project was associated with a reach of 8.6% (number of smokers who accessed the intervention/the number of targeted smokers), an efficacy of 26% (number of abstinent smokers at follow-up/number who accessed the intervention), and a 24-hour abstinence impact rate of 2.2% (number of smokers with 24-hour abstinence/number of targeted smokers). CONCLUSIONS: Results suggested that this project enhanced access to care and promoted short-term smoking cessation in Veterans who have served since September 11. 2001.

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J Addict Med

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1932-0620

Publication Date

March 2011

Volume

5

Issue

1

Start / End Page

79 / 83

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Substance Abuse
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Public Health
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • North Carolina
  • Nicotinic Agonists
  • Nicotine
 

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Zaborowski, D. E., Dedert, E. A., Straits-Troster, K., Lee, S., Wilson, S. M., Calhoun, P. S., … Beckham, J. C. (2011). Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in american veterans who served since september 11, 2001. J Addict Med, 5(1), 79–83. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181df97d5
Zaborowski, Daphne E., Eric A. Dedert, Kristy Straits-Troster, Sherman Lee, Sarah M. Wilson, Patrick S. Calhoun, Scott D. Moore, Shawn Acheson, Kim W. Hamlett-Berry, and Jean C. Beckham. “Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in american veterans who served since september 11, 2001.J Addict Med 5, no. 1 (March 2011): 79–83. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181df97d5.
Zaborowski DE, Dedert EA, Straits-Troster K, Lee S, Wilson SM, Calhoun PS, et al. Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in american veterans who served since september 11, 2001. J Addict Med. 2011 Mar;5(1):79–83.
Zaborowski, Daphne E., et al. “Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in american veterans who served since september 11, 2001.J Addict Med, vol. 5, no. 1, Mar. 2011, pp. 79–83. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181df97d5.
Zaborowski DE, Dedert EA, Straits-Troster K, Lee S, Wilson SM, Calhoun PS, Moore SD, Acheson S, Hamlett-Berry KW, Beckham JC. Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in american veterans who served since september 11, 2001. J Addict Med. 2011 Mar;5(1):79–83.

Published In

J Addict Med

DOI

ISSN

1932-0620

Publication Date

March 2011

Volume

5

Issue

1

Start / End Page

79 / 83

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Substance Abuse
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Public Health
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • North Carolina
  • Nicotinic Agonists
  • Nicotine