BACKGROUND Identification of low-income women with the rare but serious risk of hereditary cancer and their referral to appropriate services presents an important public health challenge. We report the results of formative research to reach thousands of women for efficient identification of those at high risk and expedient access to free genetic services. External validity is maximized by empha...

AIMS To identify promising intervention components intended to help smokers to attain and maintain abstinence in their quit smoking attempts. DESIGN A fully crossed, six-factor randomized fractional factorial experiment. SETTING Eleven primary care clinics in southern Wisconsin, USA. PARTICIPANTS A total of 637 adult smokers (55% women, 88% white) motivated to quit smoking who visited pri...

This study applied the theory of planned behavior to examine factors associated with the intention and behavior of staying in debt management plans (DMP) using data collected from a sample of clients of a national credit counseling agency. The findings of this study suggest that the behavioral intention is positively associated with the attitude toward the behavior, perceived control, satisfact...

BACKGROUND Smoking cessation is an effective intervention for cancer prevention. For some reasons many smokers cannot attend quit programs and they prefer to have a consultation over the phone. In this study we share our experience regarding setting up a quit-line for smoking cessation for the first time in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two general practitioners were trained to give consultatio...

INTRODUCTION In rural America cigarette smoking is prevalent, few cessation services are available, and healthcare providers lack the time and resources to help smokers quit. This paper describes the design and participant characteristics of Connect2Quit (C2Q), a randomized control trial (RCT) that tests the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of integrated telemedicine counseling delivered by...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of individualized tobacco cessation counseling provided by pharmacy residents and students to patients in the inpatient setting at an academic medical center. METHODS Documented tobacco users were evaluated for study inclusion. The intervention group received counseling specific to their readiness to quit. After discharge, patient...

Materials and methods Smokers attending workplace safety training groups were randomized to either the Tobacco Tactics website with nurse phone counseling and access to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or to the 1-800-QUIT-NOW telephone line which provided an equal number of phone calls and NRT. Participating Operating Engineers completed a baseline survey as well as mailed surveys at 30-days...

Multicultural Genetic Counseling with Alaska Native and Canadian First Nations Clients A thesis presented to the Genetic Counseling Program Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts By Anke M. J. Kelly Over the past decade, the field of genetic counseling has become increasingly aware of the need for culturally informed genetic counseling for individuals fr...

BACKGROUND Tobacco use counseling interventions delivered in the primary care setting are efficacious, but limited evidence exists regarding their feasibility or efficacy in the Emergency Department (ED). ED randomized controlled trials evaluating referral for outpatient tobacco use counseling have not had a single subject in the intervention groups attend scheduled clinic appointments. Telepho...