Trial reportNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2015
Effect of a family-centered, secondhand smoke intervention to reduce respiratory illness in indigenous infants in Australia and New Zealand: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Effectiveness of Smoke-Free Home-based Interventions in Reducing Second-Hand Smoke Exposure in Children and Adults: A Systematic Review.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Pooled it
- Family-centred interventions for Indigenous early childhood well-being by primary healthcare services.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Housing Risk Factors Associated with Respiratory Disease: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Family and carer smoking control programmes for reducing children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Establishing Smoke-Free Homes in the Indigenous Populations of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Pooled it
- Effective strategies to reduce commercial tobacco use in Indigenous communities globally: A systematic review.BMC public health · 2016Pooled it
- Motivating parents of kids with asthma to quit smoking: the effect of the teachable moment and increasing intervention intensity using a longitudinal randomized trial design.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2016Trial
- Associations between inclusive community coalition leadership and use of evidence-based practices.American journal of community psychology · 2026Article
- Negotiating health: A qualitative analysis of home smoking rules among families with medically vulnerable infants.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Motivational interviewing to promote interconception health: A scoping review of evidence from clinical trials.Patient education and counseling · 2022Article
- A qualitative exploration of the provision and prioritisation of smoking cessation support to patient carers in a paediatric ward in Australia.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Monthly Motivational Interview Counseling and Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Parents of Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Validation of mobile phone text messages for nicotine and tobacco risk communication among college students: A content analysis.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2018Article
- The Likelihood of Preventing Respiratory Exacerbations in Children and Adolescents with either Chronic Suppurative Lung Disease or Bronchiectasis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2017Review
- How French general practitioners manage and prevent recurrent respiratory tract infections in children: the SOURIRRE survey.International journal of general medicine · 2017Article
- Toward making inroads in reducing the disparity of lung health in Australian indigenous and new zealand māori children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2015Review
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16 authors at 11 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionSecondhand smoke (SHS) is a significant cause of acute respiratory illness (ARI) and 5 times more common in indigenous children. A single-blind randomized trial was undertaken to determine the efficacy of a family centered SHS intervention to reduce ARI in indigenous infants in Australia and New Zealand.
methodsIndigenous mothers/infants from homes with ≥ 1 smoker were randomized to a SHS intervention involving 3 home visits in the first 3 months of the infants' lives (plus usual care) or usual care. The primary outcome was number of ARI-related visits to a health provider in the first year of life. Secondary outcomes, assessed at 4 and 12 months of age, included ARI hospitalization rates and mothers' report of infants' SHS exposure (validated by urinary cotinine/creatinine ratios [CCRs]), smoking restrictions, and smoking cessation.
resultsTwo hundred and ninety-three mother/infant dyads were randomized and followed up. Three quarters of mothers smoked during pregnancy and two thirds were smoking at baseline (as were their partners), with no change for more than 12 months. Reported infant exposure to SHS was low (≥ 95% had smoke-free homes/cars). Infant CCRs were higher if one or both parents were smokers and if mothers breast fed their infants. There was no effect of the intervention on ARI events [471 intervention vs. 438 usual care (reference); incidence rate ratio = 1.10, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = 0.88-1.37, p = .40].
conclusionsDespite reporting smoke-free homes/cars, mothers and their partners continue to smoke in the first year of infants' lives, exposing them to SHS. Emphasis needs to be placed on supporting parents to stop smoking preconception, during pregnancy, and postnatal.
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