- Title
- The Latrobe smoking support service : a quantitative study of participants in a regional area
- Creator
- Porter, Joanne; Soldatenko, Daria; Borgelt, Kaye; Sewell, Lauren; Prokopiv, Valerie; Simic, Megan; James, Michelle; Reimers, Vaughan
- Date
- 2024
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/202091
- Identifier
- vital:19651
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.2088
- Identifier
- ISSN:2398-8835 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Background and Aims: More than 70% of current smokers in Australia have a definite plan to stop smoking and around half of them try to quit every year. Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) was commissioned by Gippsland Primary Health Network to establish Latrobe Smoking Support Service (LSSS) to break down barriers to accessing services and increase support for smoking cessation. This research aims to assess the feasibility of an ongoing smoking cessation support service and determine the effect the LSSS has on client smoking behavior. Methods: Quantitative data were collected for the LSSS situated at LCHS during the period from September 2021 to March 2022. A new client survey, a returning client survey, and a 6-week follow-up survey were conducted by Clinic staff. The consent forms were obtained from the clients. A total of 117 clients attended the LSSS at least once, and a further 315 returning client sessions were conducted. The data analysis was undertaken by means of various descriptive and inferential statistical techniques, such as multiple linear regression analysis. Results: The research findings demonstrate the strong positive effect of the LSSS in helping clients to change their smoking behavior. Results of multiple regression analysis highlight the significant role of behavioral intervention strategies in the LSSS's success. A combination of both nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and counseling was a key contributor to the project's success. Conclusion: This research proposed and tested the model of a smoking cessation support service that combines a comprehensive mix of services for smokers including free NRT, free counseling, and ongoing support of counselors or/and nurse practitioners. © 2024 The Authors. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc
- Relation
- Health Science Reports Vol. 7, no. 5 (2024), p.
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © 2024 The Authors
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences; 42 Health sciences; Cessation; Model; Quit; Smoking; Tobacco
- Full Text
- Reviewed
- Funder
- The Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre (CERC) would like to acknowledge the support of LCHS for their contribution to the data collection and implementation of the LSSS. This work was supported by Gippsland Primary Health Network as part of an initiative of the Latrobe Health Innovation Zone, supported by the Victorian State Government. Funding NHP-19-021. The role of Gippsland Primary Health Network was to provide export advice and guidance throughout the duration of the project as part of the Project Advisory Group. Open access publishing facilitated by Federation University Australia, as part of the Wiley - Federation University Australia agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.
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