Dr. Rigotti will conduct two studies to determine the potential for promoting smoking cessation among patients admitted to a smokefree hospital. Study I, a prospective cohort study, will assess the impact of hospital no-smoking policies on smokers' nicotine withdrawal symptoms and subsequent smoking behavior. Study II is a randomized controlled trial to determine whether nicotine replacement therapy and brief behavior modification provided to hospitalized smokers can achieve two goals: (1) reduce the level of nicotine withdrawal symptoms during hospitalization, and (2) increase the level of smoking cessation one year after discharge.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Academic/Teacher Award (ATA) (K07)
Project #
1K07CA001673-01
Application #
3076844
Study Section
Cancer Education Review Committee (CEC)
Project Start
1992-09-01
Project End
1997-08-31
Budget Start
1992-09-01
Budget End
1993-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02199
Rigotti, N A; Arnsten, J H; McKool, K M et al. (2000) Smoking by patients in a smoke-free hospital: prevalence, predictors, and implications. Prev Med 31:159-66
Rigotti, N A; Arnsten, J H; McKool, K M et al. (1999) The use of nicotine-replacement therapy by hospitalized smokers. Am J Prev Med 17:255-9
Thorndike, A N; Rigotti, N A; Stafford, R S et al. (1998) National patterns in the treatment of smokers by physicians. JAMA 279:604-8
Rigotti, N A; DiFranza, J R; Chang, Y et al. (1997) The effect of enforcing tobacco-sales laws on adolescents' access to tobacco and smoking behavior. N Engl J Med 337:1044-51
Rigotti, N A; Arnsten, J H; McKool, K M et al. (1997) Efficacy of a smoking cessation program for hospital patients. Arch Intern Med 157:2653-60
Rigotti, N A; McKool, K M; Shiffman, S (1994) Predictors of smoking cessation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Results of a randomized trial with 5-year follow-up. Ann Intern Med 120:287-93