A Safety Net Tobacco Use Cessation Resource: Quitline Service Usage, 2019

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Tetlow, Sonia M. ; Zhang, Lei ; Borowiecki, Mateusz ; Kim, Yoonsang ; Gentzke, Andrea S. ; Wang, Teresa W. ; Cornelius, Monica E. ; Hawkins, Nikki A.
• Description:
  Introduction ; Quitlines are free, accessible evidence-based services that may provide an important resource for people facing barriers to clinical treatment for cessation of tobacco use. ; Methods ; Using 2019 intake data from the National Quitline Data Warehouse, we examined quitline service usage, stratified by sociodemographic characteristics. Only US quitlines reporting service type data were included (n = 40 of 51). Callers (aged ≥12 years) who registered with a quitline, reported current use of a tobacco product, and received at least 1 service comprised the analytic data. Chi-square tests examined differences in quitline services received by participant characteristics. ; Results ; In 2019, 182,544 people reporting current use of a tobacco product received at least 1 service from a quitline in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Among them, 80.4% had attained less than a college or university degree and 70.4% were uninsured or enrolled in Medicaid or in Medicare (aged <65 years). By educational attainment (aged ≥25 years), receipt of cessation medications ranged from 59.4% of callers with a college or university degree to 65.0% of callers with a high school diploma (P < .001). The range by insurance coverage was 59.3% of callers with private insurance to 74.7% of callers with Medicare (aged <65 years) (P < .001). ; Conclusion ; Quitlines served as a resource for low-SES populations in 2019, providing cessation services to many people who may face barriers to clinical cessation treatment. Strengthening and expanding quitlines may help to increase cessation among populations with a disproportionately high prevalence of tobacco product use and improve the health and well-being of people in the US.
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Aged
  • Tobacco Use Cessation
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Medicare
  • Hotlines
  • Tobacco Use Disorder
  • Nicotiana
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2023; 20
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.230033
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  37769250
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10557988
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  20
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/151113/cdc_151113_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 514.42 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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