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Tobacco
Research News :
‘ALSO’ Research Shows Promise for Community Work
| UW-CTRI Researcher Bruce Christiansen and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Sasha Noble recently presented results of their partnership with the Salvation Army to reach out to clients who smoke. They collaborated with Marva Brooks at the Salvation Army to speak to 295 smokers. They randomly assigned 147 to a 30-second intervention that included education on the risks related to tobacco use. They dubbed the program ALSO—or Ask about tobacco use, Link these efforts to the Salvation Army’s mission, Share information and Offer support. |
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UW-CTRI Researcher Bruce Christiansen and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Sasha Noble partnered with Marva Brooks from the Salvation Army in Wisconsin on an innovative study.
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They found that brief interventions don’t impair perception of public-service agencies, and actually show clients that they care. Further, ALSO participants indicate a greater willingness to seek help when they decide to quit. Those who get help are more likely to succeed. Most ALSO participants recognized that quitting would be “hard” or “very hard” to do. Bruce and Sasha will present a poster at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) conference and they’ve drafted a paper. Bruce plans future research in this area, including another partnership with the Salvation Army, funded by the UW Community-Academic Partnership Fund.
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