Puljević Cheneal, Kinner Stuart A, de Andrade Dominique
Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Health Justice. 2017 Dec;5(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40352-016-0046-6. Epub 2017 Jan 23.
A smoking ban was implemented across all prisons in Queensland, Australia, in May 2014, with the aim of improving the health of prisoners and prison staff. However, relapse to smoking after release from prison is common. Only one previous study, conducted in the United States, has used a randomised design to evaluate an intervention to assist individuals in remaining abstinent from smoking following release from a smoke-free prison.
This paper describes the rationale for and design of a randomised controlled trial of an intervention to extend smoking abstinence in men after release from smoke-free prisons in the state of Queensland, Australia. Participants in the intervention group will receive a brief intervention involving four group sessions of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy, initiated 4 weeks prior to release from prison. The comparison group will receive a pamphlet and brief verbal intervention at the time of baseline assessment. Assessment of self-reported, post-release smoking status will be conducted by parole officers at regular parole meetings with the primary outcome measured at 1 month post release.
The prevalence of smoking and related health harms among people who experience incarceration is extremely high. Effective interventions that result in long-term smoking cessation are needed to reduce existing health disparities in this vulnerable population.
Current Controlled Trials ACTRN12616000314426.
2014年5月，澳大利亚昆士兰州所有监狱实施了禁烟令，旨在改善囚犯和监狱工作人员的健康状况。然而，出狱后复吸的情况很常见。此前只有一项在美国进行的研究采用随机设计，评估了一项帮助个人在从无烟监狱释放后保持戒烟状态的干预措施。
本文描述了一项随机对照试验的基本原理和设计，该试验旨在延长澳大利亚昆士兰州男性从无烟监狱释放后的戒烟时间。干预组的参与者将在出狱前4周接受一项简短干预，包括四节动机性访谈和认知行为疗法的小组课程。对照组将在基线评估时收到一份宣传册和简短的口头干预。假释官将在定期假释会议上对自我报告的出狱后吸烟状况进行评估，主要结果在出狱后1个月测量。
在经历监禁的人群中，吸烟率和相关健康危害极高。需要有效的干预措施来实现长期戒烟，以减少这一弱势群体中现有的健康差距。
澳大利亚临床试验注册中心ACTRN12616000314426。
