A randomized, controlled pilot study of warm handoff versus fax referral for hospital-initiated smoking cessation among people living with HIV/AIDS.

CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalized smokers living with HIV/AIDS were highly engaged in quitline services. Warm handoff seems a promising intervention for hospitalized PLWHA that requires further exploration. Clinical Trials Registration NCT01305928. PMID: 29216569 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29216569?dopt=Abstract

Source: Addictive Behaviors - November 26, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Mussulman LM, Faseru B, Fitzgerald S, Nazir N, Patel V, Richter KP Tags: Addict Behav Source Type: research