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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Telephone-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Qatari Residents.

Vasiliki Leventakou, Mohammed Al Thani, Angeliki Sofroniou, Hamza I Butt, Safa M Eltayeb, Iman A Hakim, Cynthia Thomson, Uma S Nair

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Vasiliki LeventakouHealth Research Governance Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha P.O. Box 42, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-0748-2984
Mohammed Al ThaniPublic Health Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha P.O. Box 42, Qatar.
Angeliki SofroniouPublic Health Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha P.O. Box 42, Qatar.
Hamza I ButtMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4388-5307
Safa M EltayebPublic Health Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha P.O. Box 42, Qatar.
Iman A HakimMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.
Cynthia ThomsonMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.
Uma S NairMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.

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Abstract

The steady increase in smoking rates has led to a call for wide-reaching and scalable interventions for smoking cessation in Qatar. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of an evidence-based smoking cessation program delivered by telephone for Qatari residents. A total of 248 participants were recruited through primary care centers and received five weekly scheduled proactive behavioral counseling calls from personnel trained in tobacco cessation and navigation to obtain cessation pharmacotherapy from clinics. Outcomes were assessed at end of treatment (EOT), and 1- and-3-month follow up. The Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the average number of participants recruited per month pre- and post-COVID. We recruited 16 participants/month, the majority (85.5%) attended at least one counselling session, and 95.4% used some of pharmacotherapy. Retention rates were 70% at EOT, 64.4% and 71.7% at 1- and 3-month follow up, respectively; 86% reported being 'extremely satisfied' by the program. Our ITT 7-day point prevalence abstinence was 41.6% at EOT, 38.4% and 39.3% at 1-and 3-month, respectively. The average number of participants recruited per month was significantly higher for pre vs. post-COVID (18.9 vs. 10.0,

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COVID-19Smoking CessationCounselingFeasibility StudiesHumansSmokingTelephonefeasibilityQatarsmoking cessationsmoking quitlinetobacco control

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PMCPMC9779462

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