Timely Cessation Assistance to Expectant Fathers Boosts Tobacco Abstinence
Luk TT, Lam TH, Leung WC, et al. Brief Advice, Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling, and Active Referral for Expectant Fathers Who Smoke Cigarettes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 14 June 2021;181(8):1081-1089.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2781016
“In this randomized clinical trial of 1053 participants recruited from prenatal clinics in Hong Kong, providing brief advice with offers of a 1-week NRT sample and active referral compared with brief advice alone was associated with higher biochemically validated tobacco abstinence at 6 months in the intervention group vs the group of brief advice alone (6.8% vs 3.6%).
Results of this trial showed that a proactive, combined intervention nearly doubled the odds of validated quitting among expectant fathers who smoked.”
Positive Journal Comment Notes: “providing brief cessation intervention to expectant fathers should be a part of routine practice in prenatal care.” https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782653
Stephen Hamann
