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Table 3 Helping HAND trial measures and schedule of administration

From: Comparative effectiveness of post-discharge strategies for hospitalized smokers: study protocol for the Helping HAND 2 randomized controlled trial

 

Baseline

Outcomes

Measure

 

1 Month

3 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Demographic factors

     

Age, sex, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, employment status, martial/partner status, type of housing

X

    

Smoking history

     

Number of cigarettes per day, use of other tobacco products, use of electronic-cigarette, number of years smoking, prior quit attempt, smoker in household, home smoking policy

X

    

Nicotine dependence (time to first cigarette)

X

    

Previous cessation medication use

X

    

Importance in ability to quit

X

    

Confidence in ability to quit/stay quit

X

X

X

X

 

Tobacco abstinence status–self-report

     

Cigarette smoking status

X

X

X

X

X 1

Non-cigarette tobacco use status

X

X

X

X

X 1

Electronic-cigarette use

X

X

X

X

X 1

Tobacco abstinence status–biochemical validation

     

Saliva cotinine or expired aired CO

   

X

 

Quit attempt (>24 hours)

X

X

   

Hospital admission or emergency room visit

 

X

X

X

 

Quality of life (EQ-5D)

X

  

X

 

Anxiety and depression symptoms (PHQ-4)

X

X

X

X

 

Alcohol use (AUDIT-C)

X

  

X

 

Other non-tobacco substance use

X

    

Satisfaction with IVR

 

X

X

  

Satisfaction with Quit Coach

 

X

X

  

Smoking during index hospital stay

 

X

   

Smoking cessation medication used after discharge

 

X

X

X

 

Smoking cessation counseling used after discharge

 

X

X

X

 

Other smoking cessation programs/resources used

 

X

X

X

 
  1. Items in bold italics were only in Helping HAND 2.
  2. All other measures were used in both Helping HAND 1 and 2.
  3. 1Asked only of participants who self reported continuous abstinence at 6 month follow-up.