Healthy Family Project: Ending Tobacco Use and Smoke Exposure in Asian American Communities
University of California, San Francisco
Summary
This study evaluates whether the Smokefree Family Living (SFL) intervention improves quit rates (smoking cessation) and exposure to tobacco contamination that stays in items such as, carpets, walls, and furniture, even after the smoke has cleared (third-hand smoke (THS)) among Chinese American smokers and their non-smoking household members. Smoking remains high among Chinese American males with limited ability to speak English. This causes the non-smoking household members to be exposed to THS, which contains many of the same harmful components as smoking and becomes more toxic as it ages. SFL is tailored for Chinese Americans and combines the contents of the Quit Smoking for a Healthy Family (QS) intervention with additional THS education and cleaning strategies. QS focuses on smoking cessation through educational sessions and support. THS education and cleaning strategies provide information on THS and how to clean the home for THS. SFL may help Chinese American smokers and their non-smoking household members learn about the importance of quitting and the dangers of THS, this may improve smoking cessation and reduce THS exposure
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Integrate the original "Quit Smoking for a Healthy Family" (QS) curriculum with the third-hand smoke education and cleaning intervention (THS) into a new intervention titled "Smokefree Family Living" (SFL) for Chinese immigrant families and household members. II. Examine the efficacy of SFL by measuring smoking cessation rates at six months and the reduction in third-hand smoke exposure among smokers and nonsmoking household member participants, respectively, using a 2-arm randomized trial targeting 320 smoker-household member dyads from the Chinese American communitie…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: All Participants (Lay Health Workers, Smokers, Family Participants, and Post-Trial Household Member Group Interview Participants): 1. Must be 18 years of age or older. 2. Must self-identify as Chinese or of Chinese descent (ethnic or cultural identification, not national origin). 3. Must be able to understand in spoken Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin) or English. 4. Able to attend educational sessions in person or via video conferencing. 5. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. 6. Have a mobile phone that can receive Sho…
Interventions
- OtherSmoking cessation education
Quit Smoking for a Healthy Family (QS) and Smokefree Family Living (SFL) education sessions to promote smoking cessation and reduce tobacco smoke exposure.
- BehavioralSurvey Administration
Administered for ancillary studies
- BehavioralTelephone-Based Intervention
Participants will receive follow-up calls
- ProcedureUrine Specimen Collection
Undergo urine sample collection at baseline
- OtherSilicone Wrist Band
Non-smoking family/household members will wear a silicone wristband for 2 days at each assessment for ancillary studies
- OtherInterview
Selected participants will take part in an interview for ancillary studies
Location
- University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, California