Helping In-patients to Quit Smoking by Understanding Their Risk Perception, Behavior, and Attitudes Related to Smoking

NCT02866760 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: In-patient
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 412
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims at understanding the needs and concerns of Chinese current smoking patients, including their risk perceptions, and the behavior, attitudes, and experiences related to smoking and smoking cessation. Specifically, how smokers overcome withdrawal symptoms and cigarette cravings, as a result of banning on smoking in hospitals, will be explored. In addition, whether smokers will stop, resume or continue smoking after hospitalization will be investigated.

Conditions

Smoking

Keywords

Smoking Cessation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The behavior, attitudes, and experiences related to smoking and smoking cessation among Chinese current smoking patients

  1. smoking patients' risk perceptions, and the behavior, attitudes, and experiences related to smoking and smoking cessation 2. how they overcome withdrawal symptoms and cigarette cravings, as well as their view on hospital smoking cessation service

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The behavior, attitudes, and experiences related to smoking and smoking cessation among those patients who smoked before their admission to hospitals

  10 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Phase 1 Qualitative study: Chinese patients admitting to either medical or surgical units of one of the largest acute hospital in Hong Kong for physical discomfort. Phase 2 Survey study: Chinese patients attending one of the three general outpatient clinics at different regions in Hong Kong for medical follow-up.

You may qualify if:

• aged 18 years or above
• able to speak Cantonese Phase 1:(3) current smokers, either occasional or daily(4) hospitalized for at least 48 hours Phase 2:(3) current smokers who have resumed smoking or ex-smokers who have quitted smoking after hospitalization(4) admitted to hospitals, either medical or surgical units during the past 3 months.

You may not qualify if:

• unstable medical conditions, as advised by the doctor in charge
• poor cognitive state or active psychotic symptoms

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ho KY, Li WHC, Lam KKW, Wang MP, Xia W, Ho LY, Tan KCB, Sin HKM, Cheung E, Mok MPH, Lam TH. Smoking behaviours of Hong Kong Chinese hospitalised patients and predictors of smoking abstinence after discharge: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2018 Dec 19;8(12):e023965. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023965.

  PMID: 30573486 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking; Smoking Cessation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Health Behavior

Study Officials

• Ho Cheung William Li, PhD

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 4, 2016
• First Posted: August 15, 2016
• Study Start: July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: August 29, 2017
• Study Completion: August 29, 2017
• Last Updated: July 13, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)