Journal article
Dissemination of an Efficacious Antenatal Smoking Cessation Program in Public Hospitals in Australia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Health Education & Behavior, Vol.29(5), pp.608-619
2002
Abstract
This study investigated the impact of a behaviorally based intervention designed to increase the number of hospitals that routinely provide effective smoking cessation programs for pregnant women. In Queensland, Australia, 70 publicly funded hospitals were matched on numbers of births and maternal socioeconomic status and randomly allocated to an awareness-only intervention group or a behaviorally based intervention group. Success was defined as the routine offer of an evidence-based smoking cessation program to at least 80% of the pregnant clients who smoke. At 1 month, 65% of the behaviorally based intervention hospitals agreed to provide materials about smoking cessation programs for their antenatal patients, compared with 3% of the awarenessonly hospitals. After 1 year, 43% of the intervention hospitals still provided the material, compared with 9% of the awareness-only hospitals. These findings showthat a brief intervention to hospitals can encourage antenatal staff to provide smoking cessation materials to pregnant women.
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- Title
- Dissemination of an Efficacious Antenatal Smoking Cessation Program in Public Hospitals in Australia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Authors
- John B Lowe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationK P Balanda (Author) - University of QueenslandW R Stanton (Author) - University of QueenslandChris B Del Mar (Author) - University of QueenslandV O'Connor (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Health Education & Behavior, Vol.29(5), pp.608-619
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Inc.
- Date published
- 2002
- DOI
- 10.1177/109019802237028
- ISSN
- 1090-1981
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450173102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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