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. 2025 Sep;30(10):2443-2459.
doi: 10.1177/13591053241284083. Epub 2024 Oct 4.

Identifying the ways in which tobacco cessation interventions have been tailored for sexual and gender minority individuals: A systematic review

Justin J Fogarty  1 , Madison R Fertig  2 , Lauren Gulbicki  3 , Devisi Ashar  2 , Conall O'Cleirigh  3   4 , Amelia M Stanton  2
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Identifying the ways in which tobacco cessation interventions have been tailored for sexual and gender minority individuals: A systematic review

Justin J Fogarty et al. J Health Psychol. 2025 Sep.

Abstract

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals smoke at higher rates than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. SGM persons, especially transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals, face unique, adverse health effects associated with smoking. As such, SGM individuals may benefit from smoking cessation interventions that are tailored to meet their needs. This systematic review aims to describe the ways in which these interventions have been tailored for SGM individuals and summarize available acceptability and efficacy data. Four databases were searched to identify smoking cessation interventions adapted for SGM populations. Thirteen articles were identified, with tailored aspects focusing on culturally tailored references, SGM-specific psychoeducation, and intra-community support strategies. No clear patterns of efficacy were identified, and only one study included bioverified abstinence. Preliminary evidence suggests that smoking cessation interventions can be acceptably tailored to SGM individuals, however, additional research is needed to determine if SGM-tailored interventions are more efficacious than non-tailored approaches.

Keywords: intervention; nicotine; smoking; smoking cessation; systematic review.

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Declaration of conflicting interestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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