TY - JOUR
T1 - Pilot testing all nations snuff out smokeless (Ansos)
T2 - A culturally tailored smokeless tobacco cessation program for American Indians
AU - Daley, Christine Makosky
AU - Lewis, Charley
AU - Nazir, Niaman
AU - Daley, Sean M.
AU - Goeckner, Ryan
AU - Hale, Jason
AU - Gunville, Jordyn
AU - Faseru, Babalola
AU - Greiner, K. Allen
AU - Choi, Won S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Meharry Medical College.
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - American Indians have the highest rates of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use of any racial/ethnic group in the United States, yet no proven effective cessation programs exist for them. Because tobacco is a sacred plant to many American Indians, cessation programs must not portray it in a completely negative manner. Based on our successful All Nations Breath of Life smoking cessation program, we developed and pilot-tested the All Nations Snuff Out Smokeless (ANSOS) program. Of 48 participants who began the program, 33 completed to six months (68.8% retention rate). Among participants who completed the program, 11 (34%) self-reported abstinence. When those lost to follow-up are considered current users, the cessation rate is 22.9%. An additional 14 individuals reported decreasing use (29.2% of all participants), with an average of 3.4 days per week decrease. All Nations Snuff Out Smokeless shows promise as a culturally appropriate SLT cessation program and is ready for efficacy testing.
AB - American Indians have the highest rates of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use of any racial/ethnic group in the United States, yet no proven effective cessation programs exist for them. Because tobacco is a sacred plant to many American Indians, cessation programs must not portray it in a completely negative manner. Based on our successful All Nations Breath of Life smoking cessation program, we developed and pilot-tested the All Nations Snuff Out Smokeless (ANSOS) program. Of 48 participants who began the program, 33 completed to six months (68.8% retention rate). Among participants who completed the program, 11 (34%) self-reported abstinence. When those lost to follow-up are considered current users, the cessation rate is 22.9%. An additional 14 individuals reported decreasing use (29.2% of all participants), with an average of 3.4 days per week decrease. All Nations Snuff Out Smokeless shows promise as a culturally appropriate SLT cessation program and is ready for efficacy testing.
KW - American Indians
KW - Community-based participatory research
KW - Cultural tailoring
KW - Smokeless tobacco cessation
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U2 - 10.1353/hpu.2021.0188
DO - 10.1353/hpu.2021.0188
M3 - Article
C2 - 34803065
AN - SCOPUS:85121106700
SN - 1049-2089
VL - 32
SP - 2154
EP - 2166
JO - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
JF - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
IS - 4
ER -