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Evaluation of a culturally appropriate peer coaching program for smoking cessation
Author(s) -
Barcelona de Mendoza Veronica,
Damio Grace
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12542
Subject(s) - smoking cessation , motivational interviewing , medicaid , medicine , family medicine , population , coaching , ethnic group , gerontology , psychology , nursing , psychological intervention , environmental health , health care , pathology , sociology , anthropology , economics , psychotherapist , economic growth
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer coaching smoking cessation program in a high‐risk Medicaid population. Design and Sample In this manuscript, we present an evaluation of a pilot program. Participants ( N = 138) were recruited out of a larger smoking cessation program administered statewide and funded by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The participant sample was diverse, with 52% self‐identifying as White, 39% as Black, and 56% Latino ethnicity (any race). Methods Motivational interviewing techniques were utilized by peer coaches in clinical and community settings to achieve smoking cessation using face‐to‐face, telephone, and text/email encounters over a period of 6 months. Results There was a statistically significant increase in the number of participants who had quit smoking from program enrollment to discharge (5.1%–18.5%, p = 0.02). Number of peer coaching encounters predicted quitting in program participants. Conclusions This study adds to the literature that community‐based smoking cessation services led by peer coaches can be effective in a diverse, high‐risk population.