Adaptation of a sustained care cessation intervention for smokers hospitalized for psychiatric disorders: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Hecht, Jacki; Rigotti, Nancy A.; Minami, Haruka; Kjome, Kimberly L.; Bloom, Erika L.; Kahler, Christopher W.; Price, Lawrence H.; Levy, Douglas E.; Carpenter, Kelly M.; Brown, Richard A.

doi:10.1016/j.cct.2019.06.001

Adaptation of a sustained care cessation intervention for smokers hospitalized for psychiatric disorders: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Background: Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) smoke at disproportionately higher rates than those without SMI, have lifespans 25 – 32 years shorter, and thus bear an especially large burden of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Several recent studies demonstrate that smokers wit…