Effectiveness of a tobacco quitline in an indigenous population: A comparison between alaska native people and other first-time quitline callers who set a quit date

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-181

  Boles, Myde ^a   Rohde, Kristen ^a   He, Haiou ^a   Maher, Julie E ^a   Stark, Michael J ^a   Fenaughty, Andrea ^b   O'Connor, Tari ^c  

^a OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b Alaska Department Health and Social Services   (United States)

^c Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska Native people; Ethnic groups; Indigenous populations; Quitline; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449105590     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v68i2.18301     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Fagan P, King G, Lawrence D, Petrucci SA, Robinson RG, Banks D, et al. Eliminating tobacco-related health disparities: directions for future research. Am J Public Health 2004;94:211-217.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cigarette smoking among adults - United States 2006. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2007;56:1157-1161.
3. Thun J, Apicella LF, Henley SJ. Smoking vs. other risk factors as the cause of smoking-attributable deaths. JAMA 2000;284:706-712.
4. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Alaska tobacco facts June 2006 update [cited 2008 Mar 21]. Available from: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/chronic/tobacco/alaska_tobacco_facts.pdf.
5. First Nations Center. First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) 2002/03. Results for adults, youth and children living in first nations communities. Ottawa, Canada: First Nations Centre; 2005. 1-322.
6. Health Canada. Smoking in Canada: an overview, Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey Factsheets [cited 2008 Mar 21]. Available from: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/tobac-tabac/research-recher-che/stat/_ctums-esutc_fs-if/2003-smok-fum_e.html.
7. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control. International indigenous tobacco control [cited 2008 Mar 21]. Available from: http://www.ceitc.org.au/international_indigenous_tobacco_control.
8. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Section of Research and Analysis [cited 2008 Apr 7]. Available from: http://almis.labor.state.ak.us/.
9. Zhu SH, Anderson CM, Tedeschi GJ, Rosbrook B, Johnson CE, Byrd M, et al. Evidence of real-world effectiveness of a telephone quitline for smokers. N Engl J Med 2002;347:1087-1093.
10. Stead LF, Perera R, Lancaster T. A systematic review of interventions for smokers who contact quitlines. Tob Control 2007;16(Suppl I):i3-i8.
11. Cummins SE, Bailey L, Campbell S, koon-Kirby C, Zhu SH. Tobacco cessation quitlines in North America: a descriptive study. Tob Control 2007;16(Suppl I):i9-i15.
12. Hayward LM, Campbell SH, Sutherland-Brown C. Aboriginal users of Canadian quitlines: an exploratory analysis. Tob Control 2007;16(Suppl I):i60-i64.
13. Maher JE, Rohde K, Dent CW, Stark MJ, Pizacani B, Boysun MJ, et al. Is a statewide tobacco quitline an appropriate service for specific populations? Tob Control 2007;16(Suppl I):i65-i70.
14. The Quit Group and the Ministry of Health. Maori smoking and tobacco use. Fact Sheet I. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health; 2006.
15. Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic Tobacco quitline [cited 2008 March 21]. Available from: http://www.mmsiservices.com/documents/MCTqEmployerBrochurerev.pdf.
16. Alaska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey [cited 2008 Mar 21]. Available from: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/chronic/hsl/brfss/default.htm
17. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Measuring rurality: rural-urban commuting area codes [cited 2008 Apr 9]. Available from: http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/Rurality/RuralUrbanCommutingAreas/.
18. StataCorp. Stata statistical software: release 9.2.College Station, Tx: Stata Corporation; 2006.
19. United States Department of Health and Human Services. Tobacco use among U.S. racial/ethnic minority groups: African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics: a report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health; 1998. 1-332.
20. Renner CC, Patten CA, Enoch C, Petraitis J, Offord KP, Angstman S, et al. Focus group s of Y-K Delta Alaska Natives: attitudes toward tobacco use and tobacco dependence interventions. Prev Med 2004; 38:421-431.
21. Swartz SH, Cowan TM, Klayman JE, Welton MT, Leonard BA. Use and effectiveness of tobacco telephone counseling and nicotine therapy in Maine. Am J Prev Med 2005;29:288-294.
22. Zhu SH, Anderson CM, Johnson CE, Tedeschi G, Roeseler A. A centralized telephone service for tobacco cessation: the California experience. Tobacco Control 2000;9(Suppl II):ii48-ii55.
23. Ossip-Klein DJ, McIntosh S. Quitlines in North America: evidence base and applications. Am J Med Sci 2003;326:201-205.