Enhancing Tobacco Quitline Outcomes for African American Adults: An RCT of a Culturally Specific Intervention.

Introduction: This study tested the effectiveness of a culturally specific tobacco cessation video intervention among African American quitline enrollees.

Study Design: This was a 3-arm semipragmatic RCT.

Setting/participants: African American adults (N=1,053) were recruited from the North Carolina tobacco quitline and data were collected between 2017 and 2020.

Marijuana Use and Adherence to Smoking Cessation Treatment Among Callers to Tobacco Quitlines.

Introduction: Tobacco kills over half a million adults annually in the United States. Most smokers want to quit, and over 400,000 call state-funded quitlines for help each year. Marijuana use among tobacco users is common and may impede quitting, but co-use rates among quitline callers are unknown.

Web-Based Tobacco Cessation Interventions and Digital Inequality across US Racial/Ethnic Groups.

Introduction: Internet-based tobacco cessation programs have increased in use and popularity in recent years. To examine evidence for racial/ethnic digital inequality in web-only tobacco cessation services offered by US tobacco quitlines, we conducted an analysis of quitline enrollees in five states. We hypothesized that racial/ethnic minorities would demonstrate lower enrollment and utilization of a web-only tobacco cessation program.

A Randomized Pilot Study of a Phone-Based Mindfulness and Weight Loss Program.

This study evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of integrating mindfulness training into a phone-based weight loss program to improve outcomes in those with high levels of emotional eating. Participants were 75 enrollees into an employer-sponsored weight loss program who reported high levels of overeating in response to thoughts and feelings. Seventy-five overweight and obese participants (92% female, 65% Caucasian, aged 26 to 68 years) were randomized to the new mindfulness weight loss program (n = 50) or the standard behavioral weight loss program (n = 25).