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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Advance Access published online on April 22, 2009
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, doi:10.1093/ntr/ntp051
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Differential success rates in racial groups: Results of a clinical trial of smoking cessation among female prisoners

Karen L. Cropsey, Michael F. Weaver, Gloria D. Eldridge, Gabriela C. Villalobos, Al M. Best and Maxine L. Stitzer

Karen L. Cropsey, Psy.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Michael F. Weaver, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Gloria D. Eldridge, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Gabriela C. Villalobos, B.S., Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Al M. Best, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Maxine L. Stitzer, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Corresponding Author: Karen L. Cropsey, Psy.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 401 Beacon Parkway West, Birmingham, AL 35209, USA. Telephone: 205-917-3786; Fax: 205-917-3721; E-mail: kcropsey{at}beapsy1.his.uab.edu


  Abstract

Introduction: This study replicated prior observations of racial differences in smoking cessation in which Black smokers have demonstrated lower smoking cessation rates than White smokers.

Methods: The study used data from a smoking cessation intervention and compared White and Black female prisoners (N = 233) on a 10-week intervention of group psychotherapy and nicotine replacement (patch). Generalized estimating equations were used to model smoking cessation across the 12-month follow-up.

Results: Compared with an untreated control group, both Black and White smokers benefited from the cessation treatment. However, after controlling for potential confounds, White smokers had significantly higher overall smoking cessation rates across time compared with Black smokers (e.g., 30% vs. 24% abstinent at 6 weeks; 13% vs. 10% abstinent at 12 months). Smoking mentholated cigarettes was not associated with these differences in quit rates.

Discussion: Understanding differential treatment responses can lead to the development of more tailored and efficacious smoking cessation interventions that may reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with smoking in prison populations.

Received: May 12, 2008; Accepted: January 29, 2009
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