Trial reportBMC public health2014
Queer quit: a pilot study of a smoking cessation programme tailored to gay men.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Identifying the ways in which tobacco cessation interventions have been tailored for sexual and gender minority individuals: A systematic review.Journal of health psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Promotion of tobacco use cessation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people: a systematic review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2014Pooled it
- The Put It Out Project (POP) Facebook Intervention for Young Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers: Outcomes of a Pilot, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Trial
- Evaluation of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of a Culturally Targeted and Nontargeted Smoking Cessation Intervention for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Smokers.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2019Trial
- A Scoping Review of Theory-Based Tobacco Control Efforts for Sexual and Gender Minority Populations.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- "It Took Me on a Journey Other Than Just to Stop Smoking": Pilot Trial Outcomes of an Empowerment Theory-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Sexual and/or Gender Minoritized People in Oklahoma.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Resonating With Pride: Considerations for Tailoring Tobacco Interventions for LGBTQ+ Communities.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Interventions for Sexual and/or Gender Minority-Identified People and the Theories That Underpin Them: A Scoping Review.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- A scoping review of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use treatment interventions for sexual and gender minority populations.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Article
- Individual level peer interventions for gay and bisexual men who have sex with men between 2000 and 2020: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
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- "Being downcast by society… adds to the stress levels and would explain why [we] smoke more.": Smoking among HIV-Positive Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.Journal of gay & lesbian social services · 2021Article
- Development and acceptability testing of a Facebook smoking cessation intervention for sexual and gender minority young adults.Internet interventions · 2019Article
- Sex and sexual orientation in relation to tobacco use among young adult college students in the US: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2018Article
- A qualitative study of tobacco interventions for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults: overarching themes and key learnings.BMC public health · 2018Article
- LGBTQ Youth and Young Adult Perspectives on a Culturally Tailored Group Smoking Cessation Program.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2017Article
- Tobacco use cessation interventions for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth and young adults: A scoping review.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- Design of a comparative effectiveness evaluation of a culturally tailored versus standard community-based smoking cessation treatment program for LGBT smokers.BMC psychology · 2014Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of cigarette smoking among adult gay males is higher than that of heterosexuals. There is a need for interventions adapted to gay culture. We conducted a pilot study using a modified version of a British smoking intervention programme tailored to gay men in Switzerland. As the main outcome, we assessed point prevalence smoking abstinence six months following programme attendance.
methodsSeventy gay smokers attended seven weekly sessions in groups (median size = 5) taught by gay facilitators. A quit day was set in session 3. Integral components of the intervention were: discussing nicotine replacement therapy, performing carbon monoxide tests and forming 'quit teams'. Seven-day point prevalence smoking abstinence, mental and physical health and the frequency of alcohol and drug use were assessed at baseline, in session 7 and at a six-month follow-up.
resultsPoint prevalence abstinence significantly increased throughout the study (p = .00). At six months, 20 participants (28.6%) reported smoking abstinence over the previous 7 days. We observed increases in participants' mental health between baseline and the six-month follow-up (p = .00). Participants who dropped out during the programme or were lost to follow-up smoked more cigarettes and were more nicotine dependent than the participants who were retained throughout the study duration (p ≤ .05).
conclusionsThis smoking cessation programme for gay men produced rates of point prevalence abstinence that were similar to interventions for non-gay groups. The programme presented an opportunity for gay men to quit smoking and interact with other gay non-smokers. Our results confirm the need to test this programme more systematically with a view toward implementing it on a larger scale in Switzerland.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN36851118 (02 October 2013).
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