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A Minimal Intervention to Promote Smoke-Free Homes among 2-1-1 Callers: North Carolina Randomized Effectiveness Trial

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  • Rebecca S Williams
  • Jana H Stollings
  • Łucja Bundy
  • Regine Haardörfer
  • Matthew W Kreuter
  • Patricia Dolan Mullen
  • Mel Hovell
  • Marti Morris
  • Michelle C Kegler

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This study examined the extent to which delivery of the minimal Smoke-Free Homes intervention by trained 2-1-1 information and referral specialists had an effect on the adoption of home smoking bans in low-income households. A randomized controlled trial was conducted among 2-1-1 callers (n = 500) assigned to control or intervention conditions. 2-1-1 information and referral specialists collected baseline data and delivered the intervention consisting of 3 mailings and 1 coaching call; university-based data collectors conducted follow-up interviews at 3 and 6 months post-baseline. Data were collected from June 2013 through July 2014. Participants were mostly female (87.2%), African American (61.4%), and smokers (76.6%). Participants assigned to the intervention condition were more likely than controls to report a full ban on smoking in the home at both 3- (38.1% vs 19.3%, p =

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  • Rebecca S Williams & Jana H Stollings & Łucja Bundy & Regine Haardörfer & Matthew W Kreuter & Patricia Dolan Mullen & Mel Hovell & Marti Morris & Michelle C Kegler, 2016. "A Minimal Intervention to Promote Smoke-Free Homes among 2-1-1 Callers: North Carolina Randomized Effectiveness Trial," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(11), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0165086
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165086
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