Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention Building, Unit 1330, 1155 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030-1439, USA.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2012 Feb;14(2):240-2. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntr129. Epub 2011 Jul 20.
Quitlines that provide telephone counseling for smoking cessation have been proved to be effective. All 50 states currently provide free quitline access to their residents; however, little research has been published on African American utilization of quitlines or their success rates.
This study evaluated how effectively African Americans are served by telephone counseling (quitline) for smoking cessation based on empirical data from 45,510 callers from Texas, Louisiana, Washington, and District of Columbia and randomized clinical trial data from 3,522 participants.
African Americans tended to use a quitline in proportions greater than their proportional representation in the smoking communities in both states and the District. African American quit rates were equivalent to those of non-Hispanic "Whites" as were their levels of satisfaction with the service and the number of counseling sessions they completed. African Americans were more likely to request counseling than non-Hispanic Whites.
This study demonstrates that telephone counseling is a promising tool for addressing health disparities related to smoking among African Americans.
已证实，提供戒烟电话咨询的戒烟热线非常有效。目前，所有 50 个州都为其居民提供免费的戒烟热线服务；然而，关于非裔美国人使用戒烟热线的情况或其成功率的研究却很少。
本研究通过来自德克萨斯州、路易斯安那州、华盛顿州和哥伦比亚特区的 45510 名来电者的实证数据以及来自 3522 名参与者的随机临床试验数据，评估了电话咨询（戒烟热线）在为非裔美国人提供戒烟服务方面的有效性。
在这两个州和特区，非裔美国人使用戒烟热线的比例都高于其在吸烟人群中的比例。非裔美国人的戒烟率与非西班牙裔“白人”相当，他们对服务的满意度以及完成的咨询次数也相当。非裔美国人比非西班牙裔白人更有可能要求咨询。
本研究表明，电话咨询是解决非裔美国人吸烟相关健康差异的有前途的工具。
