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A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home

Ratschen, Elena; Thorley, Rebecca; Jones, Laura L.; Opazo Breton, Magdalena; Cook, Juliette; McNeill, Ann; Britton, John; Coleman, Tim; Lewis, Sarah

Authors

Elena Ratschen

Laura L. Jones

Juliette Cook

Ann McNeill

John Britton

TIM COLEMAN tim.coleman@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Primary Care



Abstract

Objectives: Exposing children to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) causes significant harm and occurs predominantly through smoking by caregivers in the family home. We report a trial of a complex intervention designed to reduce secondhand smoke exposure of children whose primary caregiver feels unable or unwilling to quit smoking.

Design: An open-label, parallel, randomised controlled trial.

Setting: Deprived communities in Nottingham City and County, England


Participants: Caregivers resident in Nottingham City and County in England who were at least 18 years old, the main caregiver of a child aged under 5 years living in their household, and reported that they were smoking tobacco inside their home.

Interventions: We compared a complex intervention combining personalised feedback on home air quality, behavioural support and nicotine replacement therapy for temporary abstinence with usual care.

Main outcomes: The primary outcome was change in air quality in the home, measured as average 16–24 hours levels of particulate matter of 

Citation

Ratschen, E., Thorley, R., Jones, L. L., Opazo Breton, M., Cook, J., McNeill, A., …Lewis, S. (2018). A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home. Tobacco Control, 27(2), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053279

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 7, 2017
Online Publication Date Apr 21, 2017
Publication Date Mar 1, 2018
Deposit Date Apr 26, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Tobacco Control
Print ISSN 0964-4563
Electronic ISSN 1468-3318
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 27
Issue 2
Pages 155-162
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053279
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/962431
Publisher URL https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/27/2/155

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