Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2016 May;18(5):926-33.
doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv214. Epub 2015 Sep 27.

Engaging Parents Who Quit Smoking in Antismoking Socialization of Children: A Novel Approach to Relapse Prevention

Christine Jackson  1 , Kim A Hayes  2 , Denise M Dickinson  2
Affiliations

Engaging Parents Who Quit Smoking in Antismoking Socialization of Children: A Novel Approach to Relapse Prevention

Christine Jackson et al. Nicotine Tob Res. 2016 May.

Abstract

Introduction: Data from a randomized controlled trial designed primarily to test the effect of an antismoking socialization parenting program on child initiation of smoking were used to test the subsidiary hypothesis that providing antismoking socialization to children would lower the odds of relapse within a sub-sample of parents who had recently quit smoking.

Methods: Over 13 months, 11 state Quitlines provided contact information for callers who were parents of 8- to 10-year-old children. Of 1604 parents enrolled in the trial, 689 (344 treatment; 345 control) had quit smoking cigarettes for at least 24 hours after calling a Quitline. Their data were used to test for group differences in 30-day abstinence measured using telephone interviews conducted 7 and 12 months post-baseline. Analyses of parents with complete follow-up data and intent-to-treat analyses incorporating parents lost to follow-up are presented.

Results: Among 465 parents with complete follow-up data, treatment group parents had twice the odds of being abstinent 12 months post-baseline (adjusted OR = 2.01; P = .001) relative to controls. Intent-to-treat analysis with all 689 parents, in which those lost to follow-up were coded as having relapsed, showed a smaller though significant treatment effect on 30-day abstinence at 12 months (adjusted OR = 1.58; P = .017).

Conclusions: This study is the first to observe that engaging parents who have quit smoking in antismoking socialization of children can lower their odds of relapse. Additional research is needed to replicate this finding and to identify the psychological mechanisms underlying the observed effect.

Implications: There is a clear the need for research to develop new relapse prevention strategies. This study is the first to observe that engaging parents who have quit smoking in antismoking socialization of children can lower their odds of relapse.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Participant flow diagram.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Quitting smoking among adults—United States, 2001–2010 . MMWR . 2011. ; 60 ( 44 ): 1513 – 1519 . - PubMed
    1. Borland R, Partos TR, Hua-Hie Y, et al. How much unsuccessful quitting activity is going on among adult smokers? Data from the International Tobacco Control Four Country cohort study . Addiction . 2011. ; 107 : 673 – 682 . doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.3685.x . - PMC - PubMed
    1. Stead LF, Perera R, Lancaster T . A systematic review of interventions for smokers who contact quitlines . Tob Control . 2007. ; 16 ( suppl 1 ): I3 – I8 doi: 10.1136/tc.2006.019737 . - PMC - PubMed
    1. Agboola S, McNeill A, Coleman T, et al. A systematic review of the effectiveness of smoking relapse prevention interventions for abstinent smokers . Addiction . 2010. ; 105 ( 8 ): 1362 – 1380 . doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02996.x . - PubMed
    1. Hollis JF, McAfee TA, Fellows JL, et al. The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of telephone counseling and the nicotine patch in a state tobacco quitline . Tob Control . 2007. ; 16 ( suppl 1 ): i53 – i59 . doi: 10.1136/tc.2006.019794 . - PMC - PubMed

Publication types