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Evaluation of a programme to increase referrals to stop-smoking services using Children's Centres and smoke-free families schemes (2012)
Auteur(s) :
McEWEN, A. ;
HACKSHAW, L. ;
JONES, L. ;
LAVERTY, L. ;
AMOS, A. ;
ROBINSON, J.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
8-17
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
43
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
TABAC
;
ABSTINENCE
;
EVALUATION
;
PROGRAMME
;
FAMILLE
;
ACCES AUX SOINS
Résumé :
Aims: To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a new service using referral liaison advisers to increase the number of referrals of parents/carers at selected Children's Centres to National Health Service (NHS) Stop Smoking Services (SSS) and/or smoke-free families schemes (SFS).
Design: This mixed-methods pilot study collected numerical data on indicators of smoking behaviours and carried out face-to-face and telephone interviews.
Settings: Thirteen Children's Centres in Liverpool and Nottingham using local providers of smoking cessation services, from September 2010 to April 2011.
Participants: Parents and carers registered with, and staff working for, Children's Centres.
Measures: Number of smokers referred to smoking cessation services and/or smoke-free family schemes and the views of service providers and users on the new service.
Findings: In Liverpool, 181 referrals to NHS SSS were made from 331 identified smokers (54.7%); extrapolated to 12 months, this represents a 182% increase in referrals from baseline and a similar extrapolation indicates a 643% increase from baseline of referrals to smoke-free families schemes. There were no reliable baseline data for Nottingham; 31 referrals were made (30.7% of smokers) to SSS and 44 referrals to SFS from 52 contacts (84.6%). The interviews highlighted the need for sustained personal contact with parents/carers to discuss smoking behaviours and concerns and their willingness to be referred to SFS as part of caring for their child.
Conclusions: Routine recording of smoking status and appropriate follow-up by trained staff in Children's Centres can lead to significant numbers of clients attending stop-smoking services, although relatively few stop smoking.
Design: This mixed-methods pilot study collected numerical data on indicators of smoking behaviours and carried out face-to-face and telephone interviews.
Settings: Thirteen Children's Centres in Liverpool and Nottingham using local providers of smoking cessation services, from September 2010 to April 2011.
Participants: Parents and carers registered with, and staff working for, Children's Centres.
Measures: Number of smokers referred to smoking cessation services and/or smoke-free family schemes and the views of service providers and users on the new service.
Findings: In Liverpool, 181 referrals to NHS SSS were made from 331 identified smokers (54.7%); extrapolated to 12 months, this represents a 182% increase in referrals from baseline and a similar extrapolation indicates a 643% increase from baseline of referrals to smoke-free families schemes. There were no reliable baseline data for Nottingham; 31 referrals were made (30.7% of smokers) to SSS and 44 referrals to SFS from 52 contacts (84.6%). The interviews highlighted the need for sustained personal contact with parents/carers to discuss smoking behaviours and concerns and their willingness to be referred to SFS as part of caring for their child.
Conclusions: Routine recording of smoking status and appropriate follow-up by trained staff in Children's Centres can lead to significant numbers of clients attending stop-smoking services, although relatively few stop smoking.
Affiliation :
Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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