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| Title |
Helping cancer patients quit smoking by increasing their risk perception: a study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
BMC Cancer, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12885-015-1496-2 |
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| Authors |
William H.C. Li, Sophia S.C. Chan, Kelvin M. P. Wang, T.H. Lam |
| Abstract |
Despite smoking cessation can largely improve cancer prognosis and quality of life, many patients continued smoking after the diagnosis of cancer. This study aims to test the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention using risk communication approach to help cancer patients quit smoking, and to improve their health related quality of life. A cluster randomized controlled trial will be employed. Cancer patients who continued smoking after the diagnosis of cancer and have medical follow-up at the out-patient clinics of the five acute hospitals in Hong Kong will be invited to participate. Subjects in the experimental group will receive (1) health warnings of smoking based on a special designed leaflet; and (2) a patient-centred counseling from nurse counselors with emphasis on risk perceptions of smoking to cancer prognosis. Additionally, they will receive two more telephone counseling at 1-week and 1-month. Control group receive standard care and a generic self-help smoking cessation booklet. Outcomes measure include (a) self-reported and the biochemically validated quit rate, (b) patient's smoking reduction by at least 50 % compared to baseline, (c) quit attempt(s), (d) change in the intention to quit, (e) change in risk perceptions of smoking, and (f) change in health related quality of life. This study will make an important contribution to evidence-based practice by testing the effectiveness of a tailored smoking cessation intervention for cancer patients. The results will support the development of clinical practice guidelines to promote smoking cessation in cancer patients to improve their prognosis and quality of life. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01685723 . Registered 9 November 2012. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 147 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 145 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 9% |
| Researcher | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 28 | 19% |
| Unknown | 57 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 16% |
| Psychology | 20 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 59 | 40% |