McEwen, A., Hackshaw, L., Jones, L., Laverty, L., Amos, A. and Robinson, J. (2012) Evaluation of a programme to increase referrals to stop-smoking services using Children's Centres and smoke-free families schemes. Addiction, 107(S2), pp. 8-17. (doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04081.x) (PMID:23121355)
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Abstract
Aims: To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a new service using referral liaison advisers to increase the number of referrals of parents/carers at selected Children's Centres to National Health Service (NHS) Stop Smoking Services (SSS) and/or smoke‐free families schemes (SFS). Design: This mixed‐methods pilot study collected numerical data on indicators of smoking behaviours and carried out face‐to‐face and telephone interviews. Settings: Thirteen Children's Centres in Liverpool and Nottingham using local providers of smoking cessation services, from September 2010 to April 2011. Participants: Parents and carers registered with, and staff working for, Children's Centres. Measures: Number of smokers referred to smoking cessation services and/or smoke‐free family schemes and the views of service providers and users on the new service. Findings: In Liverpool, 181 referrals to NHS SSS were made from 331 identified smokers (54.7%); extrapolated to 12 months, this represents a 182% increase in referrals from baseline and a similar extrapolation indicates a 643% increase from baseline of referrals to smoke‐free families schemes. There were no reliable baseline data for Nottingham; 31 referrals were made (30.7% of smokers) to SSS and 44 referrals to SFS from 52 contacts (84.6%). The interviews highlighted the need for sustained personal contact with parents/carers to discuss smoking behaviours and concerns and their willingness to be referred to SFS as part of caring for their child. Conclusions: Routine recording of smoking status and appropriate follow‐up by trained staff in Children's Centres can lead to significant numbers of clients attending stop‐smoking services, although relatively few stop smoking.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Robinson, Professor Jude |
| Authors: | McEwen, A., Hackshaw, L., Jones, L., Laverty, L., Amos, A., and Robinson, J. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Addiction |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0965-2140 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1360-0443 |
| Published Online: | 02 November 2012 |
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