Parental Smoking Cessation: Impacting Children's Tobacco Smoke Exposure in the Home

There is no safe or risk-free level of tobacco use or tobacco smoke exposure. In this randomized controlled trial, we tested a tobacco control intervention in families and specifically evaluated a tailored cessation intervention for the parents and/or caregivers (Ps/Cs) who were smokers while their...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2018-01, Vol.141 (Suppl 1), p.S96-S106
Main Authors: Caldwell, Alice Little, Tingen, Martha S, Nguyen, Joshua T, Andrews, Jeannette O, Heath, Janie, Waller, Jennifer L, Treiber, Frank A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Air Pollution, Indoor - prevention & control
Biomarkers - analysis
Caregivers - psychology
Child
Cotinine - analysis
Environmental Exposure - prevention & control
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Parents - psychology
Saliva - chemistry
Self Report
Smoking Cessation
Socioeconomic Factors
Supplement
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - prevention & control
Tobacco Smoking - prevention & control
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Summary:There is no safe or risk-free level of tobacco use or tobacco smoke exposure. In this randomized controlled trial, we tested a tobacco control intervention in families and specifically evaluated a tailored cessation intervention for the parents and/or caregivers (Ps/Cs) who were smokers while their children were simultaneously enrolled in tobacco prevention. Ps/Cs and children were recruited from 14 elementary schools across rural and urban settings. Approximately one-fourth (24.3%; = 110) of the total Ps/Cs enrolled in the randomized controlled trial ( = 453) were smokers, predominantly women (80.9%), with a mean age of 37.7 years. (SD 12.2); 62.7% were African American, 44% had less than a high school education, and 58% earned
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2017-1026M