The Chinese Community Smoking Cessation Project: A Community Sensitive Intervention Trial

This paper describes (1) the design, methods and baseline data of the first smoking cessation clinical trial for Chinese Americans with medical conditions - Chinese Community Smoking Cessation Project (CCSCP); (2) the collaborative process between researchers and the Chinese community; and (3) the b...

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Published in:Journal of community health 2008-12, Vol.33 (6), p.363-373
Main Authors: Wong, Candice C., Tsoh, Janice Y., Tong, Elisa K., Hom, Fred B., Cooper, Bruce, Chow, Edward A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Asian Americans
California - epidemiology
China - ethnology
Chinese Americans
Community and Environmental Psychology
Community health care
Community Health Services
Community involvement
Cultural differences
Culture
Ethics
Female
Health care
Health Promotion
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Health Surveys
Humans
Learning Theories
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neighborhoods
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Program Development
Program Evaluation
Prospective Studies
Research Methodology
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking cessation
Smoking Cessation - methods
Smoking Prevention
Social Marketing
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:This paper describes (1) the design, methods and baseline data of the first smoking cessation clinical trial for Chinese Americans with medical conditions - Chinese Community Smoking Cessation Project (CCSCP); (2) the collaborative process between researchers and the Chinese community; and (3) the barriers and facilitators of implementing the study. CCSCP was a culturally tailored, randomized, smoking cessation trial testing the efficacy of an intensive (physician advice, in-person counseling with nicotine replacement therapy, 5 telephone calls) compared to a minimal (physician advice and self-help manual) intervention. The study applied a community-sensitive research method involving community members in all phases of the research process in San Francisco Bay Area during 2001–2007. CCSCP recruited 464 smokers from health care facilities (79%) located in Chinese neighborhoods and through Chinese language media (21%). Baseline assessments and interventions were conducted in-person using translated and tested questionnaire and intervention materials. The majority of the participants were men (91%) with a mean age of 58.3 years, foreign born (98%), with less than high school education (58%), spoke no English (42%) and in non-skilled or semi-skilled occupations (60%) with 
ISSN:0094-5145
1573-3610
DOI:10.1007/s10900-008-9114-8