2022
The implementation of a smoking cessation and alcohol abstinence intervention for people experiencing homelessness
Pratt R, Xiong S, Kmiecik A, Strobel-Ayres C, Joseph A, Rose SAE, Luo X, Cooney N, Thomas J, Specker S, Okuyemi K. The implementation of a smoking cessation and alcohol abstinence intervention for people experiencing homelessness. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 1260. PMID: 35761310, PMCID: PMC9235189, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13563-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessationAbstinence interventionNicotine replacement therapy productsRandomized clinical trialsPro-smoking normsFuture implementation effortsCigarette smokingClinical trialsPolicy-level interventionsStudy populationStudy interventionGeneral populationComplete abstinenceUrban homeless shelterAlcohol treatmentMethodsQualitative semi-structured interviewsConsolidated FrameworkStudy settingAdult homeless populationAlcohol useLevel interventionsCessationImplementation researchInterventionSmoke-free spaces
2019
“It’s a hard thing to manage when you’re homeless”: the impact of the social environment on smoking cessation for smokers experiencing homelessness
Pratt R, Pernat C, Kerandi L, Kmiecik A, Strobel-Ayres C, Joseph A, Everson Rose SA, Luo X, Cooney N, Thomas J, Okuyemi K. “It’s a hard thing to manage when you’re homeless”: the impact of the social environment on smoking cessation for smokers experiencing homelessness. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 635. PMID: 31126265, PMCID: PMC6534899, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6987-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessationImportant public health opportunityDate of registrationPublic health opportunitySemi-structured interview guideCessation programsClinical trialsPreventable mortalityMethodsForty participantsSmokingUrban homeless shelterAdult homeless populationCessationHealth opportunitiesSmokersInterview guideHomeless populationParticipantsHomeless sheltersPopulationSemi-structured interviewsBackgroundUpHigh levelsMorbiditySocial environment