Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, M5S 2S1, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5T 1R8, Canada.
Int J Popul Data Sci. 2021 Feb 11;6(1):1400. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v6i1.1400.
The objective of this project is to determine the effectiveness of targeting a community with a high smoking rate with the distribution of free-of-charge nicotine patches in order to promote tobacco cessation.
METHODS/DESIGN: One small community with an elevated smoking rate (compared to national and provincial averages) has been identified. All households in the community will be sent a letter offering one smoker (18 years or older; 10 or more cigarettes per day) in the household a free-of-charge mailed five-week supply of nicotine patches (up to a total of 800 five-week kits will be available for distribution). Participants receiving nicotine patches will be asked to complete a six-month follow-up survey assessing tobacco cessation defined as 30-day point prevalence abstinence. In addition, attempts will be made to employ ongoing national population surveys containing cigarette smoking variables to compare changes in smoking prevalence in the target community to other communities with similar characteristics.
We will examine whether the concentrated distribution of mailed nicotine patches will result in a measurable reduction in smoking rates in the target community. If demonstrated, this would provide support for the targeted population-level distribution of an effective individual-level public health intervention.
NCT04534231.
本项目旨在确定通过向高吸烟率社区免费分发尼古丁贴片来促进戒烟的效果。
方法/设计：已确定一个吸烟率较高（与全国和省级平均水平相比）的小社区。社区内的所有家庭将收到一封信，信中为每户家庭中的一名吸烟者（18 岁或以上，每天吸烟 10 支或以上）提供免费邮寄的五周尼古丁贴片供应（最多可提供 800 个五周的套件供分发）。接受尼古丁贴片的参与者将被要求完成一项为期六个月的随访调查，评估烟草戒断情况，定义为 30 天点流行率的戒烟。此外，还将尝试利用包含吸烟变量的正在进行的全国人口调查，将目标社区的吸烟率变化与具有类似特征的其他社区进行比较。
我们将研究集中分发邮寄尼古丁贴片是否会导致目标社区吸烟率的可衡量降低。如果证明这一点，这将为有针对性的人群层面公共卫生干预措施的有效个体层面分配提供支持。
NCT04534231。
