Evaluation of a community-based smoking cessation programme for people with severe mental illness.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a smoking cessation programme for smokers living with mental illness, provided within community mental health services, and determine factors which impact on the rates of cessation.

Methods: One hundred and twenty-nine smoking cessation group programmes were provided within community mental health services in South Australia between 2006 and 2011. Participants' smoking cessation rates were analysed in terms of demographic factors, smoking history, diagnosis and group participation.

What do 1000 smokers with mental illness say about their tobacco use?

Objective: To determine what motivates smokers with mental illness to participate in a smoking cessation or reduction programme and to report their attendance and cessation rates.

Method: A group programme was provided to assist smokers with mental illness to cease or reduce their use of tobacco. People who registered to address their tobacco use completed a questionnaire which included information about their mental health, tobacco use, and what they wanted to achieve by attending the programme.

Peer workers' role in smoking-cessation groups for people with mental illness.

Objectives: The objective of this article is to evaluate the impact of peer workers' involvement as co-leaders in smoking-cessation programmes provided within mental health services.

Method: Group smoking-cessation programmes were provided for people living with mental illness. Peer workers were involved in the development and delivery of these programmes.

People with mental illness can tackle tobacco.

Objective: To evaluate a smoking reduction and cessation intervention tailored for people with significant disability associated with mental illness.

Method: The intervention was a 10 week group programme, which tailored smoking cessation interventions to the needs of people living with mental illness. It was facilitated by mental health workers and peer workers and was promoted through mental health services, general practitioners and the Quitline phone service.

Mental health workers' views on addressing tobacco use.

Objective: The aims of this study were to assess mental health workers' attitudes to addressing tobacco dependence with patients, to identify barriers that may prevent people with mental illness from receiving support, and determine workers' recommendations for tobacco policy and practice change.

Method: Questionnaires were sent to government and non-government mental health services in Adelaide, South Australia. The questionnaires asked workers to rate on a Likert rating scale their attitudes to addressing tobacco use with patients and to respond to qualitative questions about managing tobacco use within mental health services.