Trial reportJournal of religion and health2015
A rural Appalachian faith-placed smoking cessation intervention.
Trial report in Journal of religion and health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Demographic factors and rural residence history associated with smoking history.Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners · 2026Article
- Assessment of LGBT Needs and Health in Kentucky: Results of a Statewide Needs Assessment.Journal of community health · 2025Article
- Developing, implementing, and evaluating the visiting Neighbors' program in rural Appalachia: A quality improvement protocol.PloS one · 2024Article
- Experiences of conditional and unconditional cash transfers intended for improving health outcomes and health service use: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- The relationship between psychosocial factors, self-care, and blood sugar in an Appalachian population.Journal of Appalachian health · 2023Article
- Adaptation and study protocol of the evidence-based Make Better Choices (MBC2) multiple diet and activity change intervention for a rural Appalachian population.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Assessing the Intention, Attitudes, and Social Influences on COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among Non-rural Black and Rural Appalachian White Populations: A Faith-Based Community Study.Journal of Appalachian health · 2022Article
- Smoking Cessation Treatment among Rural Individuals.Cardiovascular disease and medicine · 2020Article
- Smoking and Religion: Untangling Associations Using English Survey Data.Journal of religion and health · 2019Article
- Health Ministry and Activities in African American Faith-Based Organizations: A Qualitative Examination of Facilitators, Barriers, and Use of Technology.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2017Article
- A randomized controlled trial of a faith-placed, lay health advisor delivered smoking cessation intervention for rural residents.Preventive medicine reports · 2016Article
- Perspectives on Smoking Cessation in Northern Appalachia.Journal of community health · 2016Article
- Study design, intervention, and baseline characteristics of a group randomized trial involving a faith-based healthy eating and physical activity intervention (Walk by Faith) to reduce weight and cancer risk among overweight and obese Appalachian adults.Contemporary clinical trials · 2015Article
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Abstract
Although health promotion programming in faith institutions is promising, most faith-based or placed health projects focus on diet, exercise, or cancer screening and many have been located in urban environments. This article addresses the notable absence of faith programming for smoking cessation among underserved rural US residents who experience tobacco-related health inequities. In this article, we describe our faith-oriented smoking cessation program in rural Appalachia, involving 590 smokers in 26 rural churches randomized to early and delayed intervention groups. We present three main themes that account for participants' positive evaluation of the program; the program's ability to leverage social connections; the program's convenience orientation; and the program's financial support for smoking cessation. We also present themes on the roles of faith and church in smoking cessation programming, including some mixed perceptions on smoking stigma and comfort in church settings; challenges in faith-placed smoking cessation recruitment; and the positive perception of such programming by church leaders. We conclude that faith-placed smoking cessation programs offer great potential, although they must be administered with great sensitivity to individual and community norms.
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