1. A Community-Based “Street Team” Tobacco Cessation Intervention by and for Youth and Young Adults
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Saw, Anne, Steltenpohl, Crystal N, Bankston-Lee, Kimberly, and Tong, Elisa K
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Health Services and Systems ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Human Society ,Social Work ,Prevention ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Pediatric ,Clinical Research ,Drug Abuse (NIDA only) ,Cancer ,Tobacco ,Tobacco Smoke and Health ,Substance Misuse ,3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeing ,Prevention of disease and conditions ,and promotion of well-being ,Stroke ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adolescent ,Adult ,Child ,Female ,Health Behavior ,Health Education ,Humans ,Male ,Middle Aged ,Motivation ,Smoking Cessation ,Tobacco Use Cessation ,Young Adult ,Tobacco cessation interventions ,Peer health advisors ,Motivational enhancement ,Youth ,Young adults ,Public Health and Health Services ,Epidemiology ,Public health ,Development studies - Abstract
Most tobacco users initiate use as youth or young adults. To promote tobacco cessation for this group and encourage non-users' engagement in tobacco control efforts, a community-based organization developed a "Street Team" brief outreach intervention that enlisted youth and young adults to encourage their peers to stop tobacco use through a brief intervention. Street Team members provided education, a Quit Kit, and referrals to cessation resources at a total of 27 community events over a four-year period. Tobacco users (n = 279) completed assessments of tobacco use, quit intention, and quit self-efficacy at baseline. Self-reports of cessation outcomes including past week abstinence were assessed 1-, 3-, and 6-months post-intervention. Perceptions of the intervention were gathered from Street Team members (n = 28) and intervention participants post-intervention. T-tests and χ2-tests were used to compare those who completed at least one follow-up assessment to those lost to follow-up. Time effects were analyzed using fixed effect models. Missing = using analyses indicate 16.1, 18.6, and 12.5% 7-day quit rate at 1-, 3-, and 6-months follow-up. Feedback from intervention participants indicate the intervention was acceptable and that discussions with Street Team members and provision of quit kits motivated tobacco users to consider quitting. All Street Team members responded positively to their participation in the intervention. This Street Team approach for youth and young adults is promising as an effective approach to the promotion of tobacco cessation among users and engagement and empowerment in tobacco control efforts among non-users.
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- 2018