4 results match your criteria: "Harvard Medical School (JP Winickoff)[Affiliation]"

Intervening With Smoking Parents of Inpatients to Reduce Exposure: The INSPIRE Randomized Controlled Trial.

Acad Pediatr

August 2022

Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence, American Academy of Pediatrics (KM Wilson, JD Klein, and JP Winickoff), Itasca, Ill; Department of Pediatrics, Mass General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School (JP Winickoff), Boston, Mass.

Background: Hospitalized children have high rates of tobacco smoke exposure; parents who smoke may be receptive to interventions during their child's hospitalization.

Objective: We tested the efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention for parents of hospitalized children.

Methods: We conducted a randomized, single-blind clinical trial from 12/14-5/18 at the Children's Hospital Colorado.

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Smoking Cessation Treatment for Parents Who Are Light or Very Light Smokers in the Pediatric Setting.

Acad Pediatr

July 2021

Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital (JE Drehmer, M Luo, E Nabi-Burza, BH Walters, and JP Winickoff), Boston, Mass; Massachusetts General Hospital, Tobacco Research and Treatment Center (JE Drehmer, M Luo, E Nabi-Burza, BH Walters, and JP Winickoff), Boston, Mass; Harvard Medical School (JP Winickoff), Boston, Mass. Electronic address:

Background: The percentage of US smokers who smoke <10 cigarettes per day has increased, yet it is not known how often light parental smokers are offered and accept cessation assistance in pediatric offices.

Methods: A secondary analysis of parent interview data collected April to October 2017 at 10 pediatric practices participating in a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE) intervention.

Results: Forty percent of 725 usual care control (UCC) group smokers smoked lightly (<10 cigarettes per day); of these 58% smoked very lightly (<5 per day).

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Tobacco Smoke Exposure Reduction Strategies-Do They Work?

Acad Pediatr

July 2021

Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (KM Wilson), New York, NY; Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence, American Academy of Pediatrics (JP Winickoff, JD Klein, and KM Wilson), Itasca, Ill. Electronic address:

Objective: Many children experience tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) and parents may take preventive measures to reduce TSE. The study goal is to assess if these strategies are associated with lower cotinine values, an objective biological measure of TSE.

Methods: Families admitted to Children's Hospital Colorado from 2014 to 2018 who screened positive for TSE were invited to participate in a tobacco smoking cessation/reduction program.

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Parental Optimism About Children's Risk of Future Tobacco Use and Excessive Weight Gain.

Acad Pediatr

February 2020

Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (AN Thorndike), Massachusetts General Hospital; Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence, American Academy of Pediatrics (JP Winickoff), Itasca, Ill.

Background: Adults tend to underestimate their personal risk of disease, but little is known about parents' perceptions of children's risk.

Methods: In total, 648 parents of children 0 to 18 years old attending 2 pediatric practices were surveyed about their children's exposure to smoking; 344 parents with children ≥2 years old also were asked about their children's sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and physical activity. Children were categorized as "at risk" or "not at risk" for each factor.

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