Web-based intervention for adolescent nonsmokers to help parents stop smoking: A pilot feasibility study

Christi A. Patten; Christine A. Hughes; Keila N. Lopez; Janet L. Thomas; Tabetha A. Brockman; Christina M. Smith; Paul A. Decker; Emily Rock; Lara P. Clark; Kenneth P. Offord

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.09.003

Web-based intervention for adolescent nonsmokers to help parents stop smoking: A pilot feasibility study

Christi A. Patten, Christine A. Hughes, Keila N. Lopez, Janet L. Thomas, Tabetha A. Brockman, Christina M. Smith, Paul A. Decker, Emily Rock, Lara P. Clark, Kenneth P. Offord

Medicine - Geriatrics, Palliative and Primary Care (GPPC)

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A novel approach to tobacco control is to engage adolescent nonsmokers in support roles to encourage and help their parents stop smoking. This pilot study examined the feasibility and potential efficacy of a web-based support skills training (SST) intervention for adolescents to help a parent stop smoking. Forty nonsmoking adolescents 13-19. years of age (70% female, 93% White) were enrolled and randomly assigned to a health education (HE) control group (n=20) or SST (n=20). Both consisted of written materials and five weekly, 30. min, web-based, counselor-facilitated group sessions. Parents were enrolled for assessments only. Adolescents and parents completed assessments at baseline, week 6 (post-treatment), week 12 and 6-months follow-up. Both interventions were feasible based on treatment acceptability ratings, study retention and treatment compliance. The biochemically confirmed 6-month smoking abstinence rate was higher for parents linked to teens in HE (35%, 7/20) than in SST (10%, 2/20), p=0.13. About half of parents in each group reported a quit attempt since study enrollment. Teens can be engaged to help parents stop smoking. Future research is warranted on determining effective intervention approaches.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	85-91
Number of pages	7
Journal	Addictive Behaviors
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.09.003
State	Published - Jan 2012

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Funding for this study was supported by an EAGLES Cancer Research Foundation grant. The EAGLES foundation had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of data, writing of the manuscript or the decision to submit the paper for publication.

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Adolescents
Intervention
Parents
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Support

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