Open AccessAn integrated brief intervention to address smoking in pregnancy
Author(s) -
BOWDEN JACQUELINE A.,
OAG DEBRA A.,
SMITH KATE L.,
MILLER CAROLINE L.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016341003713869
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , intervention (counseling) , pregnancy , family medicine , smoking cessation , reproductive medicine , medical record , cohort , telephone interview , nursing , surgery , social science , management , pathology , sociology , biology , economics , genetics
Objective. Evaluate the impact of an integrated brief intervention to assist antenatal staff in addressing smoking with pregnant women. Design. Three studies were conducted: (a) antenatal staff surveys pre‐ and post‐training to deliver the brief intervention; (b) retrospective audit of pregnancy records; (c) post‐intervention follow‐up interviews with a cohort of pregnant women who smoked at baseline. Setting. South Australia. Sample. (a) Antenatal health professionals at two major birthing hospitals ( n = 117 pre‐survey and n = 62 post‐survey); (b) 1,024 pregnancy records; (c) follow‐up interviews with women at one month ( n = 58), 6 months ( n = 40) and 12 months ( n = 31) post‐intervention. Methods. (a) Staff surveys about current practice prior to training (via written questionnaire) and 12 months post‐training (by telephone); (b) pregnancy record audit for presence and use of the Smoke‐Free Assessment & Intervention Form (SFA&IF) conducted at 12 months; (c) telephone surveys assessing smoking behavior. Main Outcome Measures. Staff practice change and compliance with the intervention. Cessation rates among pregnant women. Results. At 12 months, 89% of staff reported that the intervention integrated well into their work; The SFA&IF was physically present in 80% of pregnancy records and 89% had been completed. Over 65% of current smokers were offered advice about the benefits of quitting; quit rates were highest at 6 months (18, 13% conservative estimate), but women tended to relapse after the birth of their baby. Conclusions. The intervention was well‐received and staff compliance was high. Quit rates exceeded spontaneous quit rates in the community. This project has been expanded nationally.