- Title
- Exploring retention in a randomised controlled smoking intervention trial for psychiatric inpatients
- Creator
- Noor Hizam, Nur Ashikin
- Relation
- University of Newcastle Research Higher Degree Thesis
- Resource Type
- thesis
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Masters Coursework - Master of Clinical Psychology (MClinPsych)
- Description
- Low participant retention rates represent a common challenge in smoking cessation trials and detract from the ultimate validity of study findings, yet there has been little previous research examining the factors associated with retention, particularly so for smokers with a mental illness. This study examined the retention of smokers with a mental illness in a randomised controlled trial that assessed the efficacy of integrating psychiatric inpatient and community based smoking cessation supports on abstinence rates. Seven hundred and forty participants were included in this study: 367 and 373 were allocated to the control and intervention group, respectively. Outcome data were sought from all participants at 1-month, 6-months and 12-months post-discharge. Generalised estimating equations analysis was used to explore the clinical and socio-demographic factors associated with retention at 12-months. Overall, retention rates at 1-, 6- and 12-months were 63%, 56% and 60%, respectively, and did not differ significantly by treatment group. However, specifically to males; more participants were retained at 1-month, than at 6- and 12-months. In general, the odds of being retained at 12-months were higher for participants who had participated in preceding follow-ups. Retention was also greater for smokers who were older, did not identify as Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, identified as weekly or irregular smokers at baseline and had a higher level of education. The present study contributes to the literature on participant retention in smoking cessation trials and may assist to address potential barriers to participant retention at long-term follow-up in a sample of persons with mental illness.
- Subject
- retention; mental illness; randomised controlled trial; smoking cessation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1387886
- Identifier
- uon:32684
- Rights
- Copyright 2017 Nur Ashikin Noor Hizam
- Language
- eng
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