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. 2009 Jan 1;27(1):52-60.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.13.0880. Epub 2008 Dec 1.

Long-term smoking cessation outcomes among childhood cancer survivors in the Partnership for Health Study

Karen M Emmons  1 , Elaine Puleo, Ann Mertens, Ellen R Gritz, Lisa Diller, Frederick P Li
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Long-term smoking cessation outcomes among childhood cancer survivors in the Partnership for Health Study

Karen M Emmons et al. J Clin Oncol. .

Abstract

Purpose: Partnership for Health (PFH) was found to increase smoking cessation among smokers in the Childhood Cancer Survivors Study (CCSS) at the 8- and 12-month postbaseline follow-up. This report provides outcomes at 2 to 6 years postbaseline; the primary outcome is a four-category smoking status variable (quit at all follow-ups, quit at final follow-up only, smoker at all follow-ups, and smoker at final follow-up only); quit attempts among those who reported smoking at the final follow-up is a secondary outcome.

Methods: PFH was a randomized control trial with two conditions, peer phone counseling (PC) and self-help (SH), that involved smokers (n = 796) enrolled in the CCSS cohort.

Results: Long-term quit rates were higher in PC versus SH participants. Long-term smoking cessation outcomes were lower among those who were nicotine dependent, of lower educational levels, and among men, and were higher among those who used nicotine replacement therapy and who had higher levels of situational self-efficacy. There were no significant differences in relapse rates between conditions or in quit attempts among continued smokers.

Conclusion: Cessation rates continue to be significantly higher among participants in the PC condition versus SH, although the differences were not large. This article highlights differences in long-term engagement with smoking cessation among those who received the intervention.

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