College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia.
BMJ Open. 2022 Oct 13;12(10):e065316. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065316.
Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who smoke are more likely to make a quit attempt than their non-Aboriginal counterparts but less likely to sustain the quit attempt. There is little available evidence specifically for and by Indigenous peoples to inform best practice smoking cessation care.The provision of a free Koori Quit Pack with optional nicotine replacement therapy sent by mail may be a feasible, acceptable and effective way to access stop smoking support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
An Aboriginal-led, multisite non-randomised single-group, pre-post feasibility study across three states in Australia will be conducted. Participants will be recruited via service-targeted social media advertising and during usual care at their Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. Through a process of self-referral, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who smoke daily will complete a survey and receive mailout smoking cessation support. Data will be collected over the phone by an Aboriginal Research Assistant. This pilot study will inform the development of a larger, powered trial.
Ethics approval has been obtained from the Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council Ethics Committee of New South Wales (NSW) (#1894/21) and the University of Newcastle (#H-2022-0174). Findings will be reported through peer-reviewed journals and presentations at relevant local, national and international conferences. The findings will be shared with the NSW and Victoria Quitline, Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council and Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation and the National Heart Foundation.
ACTRN12622000654752.
吸烟仍然是澳大利亚原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民的主要可预防死因。吸烟的原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民比非原住民更有可能尝试戒烟，但持续戒烟的可能性较小。几乎没有专门针对土著人民的、由土著人民提供的最佳戒烟护理实践的可用证据。通过邮件免费提供带有可选尼古丁替代疗法的 Koori Quit Pack，可能是为原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民提供戒烟支持的一种可行、可接受且有效的方法。
将在澳大利亚三个州进行一项由原住民领导的、多地点、非随机、单组、前后测可行性研究。参与者将通过针对服务的社交媒体广告和在他们的原住民社区控制的医疗服务机构的常规护理中招募。通过自我推荐的过程，每天吸烟的原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民将完成一项调查并收到邮寄的戒烟支持。数据将由一名原住民研究助理通过电话收集。这项试点研究将为更大规模的、有动力的试验提供信息。
已从新南威尔士州（NSW）原住民健康和医学研究委员会伦理委员会（#1894/21）和纽卡斯尔大学（#H-2022-0174）获得伦理批准。研究结果将通过同行评议的期刊报告，并在相关的地方、国家和国际会议上展示。研究结果将与新南威尔士州和维多利亚州戒烟热线、原住民健康和医学研究委员会以及维多利亚州原住民社区控制组织和国家心脏基金会分享。
ACTRN12622000654752。
