A Group-Randomized Tobacco Trial Among 30 Pacific Northwest Colleges: Results from the Campus Health Action on Tobacco Study

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• Personal Author:
  Coronado GD ; Livaudais JC ; McLerran D ; Thompson B
• Description:
  Introduction: We conducted a group-randomized trial to increase smoking cessation and decrease smoking onset and prevalence in 30 colleges and universities in the Pacific Northwest. Methods: Random samples of students, oversampling for freshmen, were drawn from the participating colleges; students completed a questionnaire that included seven major areas of tobacco policies and behavior. Following this baseline, the colleges were randomized to intervention or control. Three interventionists developed Campus Advisory Boards in the 15 intervention colleges and facilitated intervention activities. The freshmen cohort was resurveyed 1 and 2 years after the baseline. Two-years postrandomization, new cross-sectional samples were drawn, and students were surveyed. Results: At follow-up, we found no significant overall differences between intervention and control schools when examining smoking cessation, prevalence, or onset. There was a significant decrease in prevalence in private independent colleges, a significant increase in cessation among rural schools, and a decrease in smoking onset in urban schools. Discussion: Intervention in this college population had mixed results. More work is needed to determine how best to reach this population of smokers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Occupational Health Safety Smokers Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Intervention Effectiveness Questionnaires Smoking Tobacco
• ISSN:
  1462-2203
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057190
• Citation:
  Nicotine Tob Res 2010 Jun; 12(6):635-646
• Contact Point Address:
  Beti Thompson, Ph.D., Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, M3-B232, PO Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
• Email:
  bthompso@fhcrc.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Nicotine & Tobacco Research
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9a7a543362768b4f160183ef32d1c8113bc9e50a69542915c5edf9a925395c6caf243484a7ecada1633e281fe5e938d782f5a68b96b13d40b65eed43c2eb2ee6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214619/cdc_214619_DS1.pdf
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