Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of an integrated approach to smoking cessation for new and expectant fathers: The Dads in Gear study protocol.

Bottorff, JL; Oliffe, JL; Sarbit, G; Caperchione, C; Clark, M; Anand, A; Howay, K

Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of an integrated approach to smoking cessation for new and expectant fathers: The Dads in Gear study protocol.

Bottorff, JL Oliffe, JL Sarbit, G Caperchione, C

Clark, M Anand, A Howay, K

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Citation:: Contemp Clin Trials, 2017, 54, pp. 77-83
Issue Date:: 2017-03

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dc.contributor.author	Bottorff, JL
dc.contributor.author	Oliffe, JL
dc.contributor.author	Sarbit, G
dc.contributor.author	Caperchione, C https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2290-5946
dc.contributor.author	Clark, M
dc.contributor.author	Anand, A
dc.contributor.author	Howay, K
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-12T04:57:32Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-10
dc.date.available	2022-08-12T04:57:32Z
dc.date.issued	2017-03
dc.identifier.citation	Contemp Clin Trials, 2017, 54, pp. 77-83
dc.identifier.issn	1551-7144
dc.identifier.issn	1559-2030
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/160023
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Evidence related to the effects of tobacco exposure in pregnancy and on infant and child health have focused on women's smoking cessation. Less often addressed is men's smoking, which when continued in fatherhood, reduces the chances of female partners' cessation and can negatively impact children's health as well as men's health. Dads in Gear (DIG) is an innovative program designed specifically for new fathers who want to reduce and quit smoking that includes three components: smoking cessation, fathering, and physical activity. The over-arching purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the DIG program and provide estimates of program efficacy. The purpose of this article is to describe the rationale and protocol for evaluating the DIG program's feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness. METHODS: Using a prospective, non-comparative design, the DIG program will be implemented and evaluated in six communities. The program will be offered by trained facilitators to fathers who currently smoke and want to quit. The RE-AIM framework will guide the evaluation. Open-ended questions in participant surveys, and semi-structured interviews and weekly telephone de-briefs with facilitators will provide data for a process evaluation. Estimates of effectiveness include smoking behavior, fathering and physical activity measures at baseline, end of program, and 3-month follow up. CONCLUSION: The DIG program could support positive changes with respect to smoking cessation, physical activity and overall health for men. These effects could also promote family health. The program might also provide an effective model for engaging men in other health behavior change.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
dc.relation.ispartof	Contemp Clin Trials
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.cct.2017.01.002
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.classification	General Clinical Medicine
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.subject.mesh	British Columbia
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise
dc.subject.mesh	Family Health
dc.subject.mesh	Fathers
dc.subject.mesh	Feasibility Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Acceptance of Health Care
dc.subject.mesh	Peer Group
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Prospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Self Efficacy
dc.subject.mesh	Smoking Cessation
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support
dc.subject.mesh	Tobacco Smoking
dc.subject.mesh	Tobacco Use Disorder
dc.subject.mesh	Treatment Outcome
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Tobacco Use Disorder
dc.subject.mesh	Treatment Outcome
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise
dc.subject.mesh	Prospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Feasibility Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Smoking Cessation
dc.subject.mesh	Self Efficacy
dc.subject.mesh	Fathers
dc.subject.mesh	Peer Group
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support
dc.subject.mesh	Family Health
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Acceptance of Health Care
dc.subject.mesh	British Columbia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Tobacco Smoking
dc.title	Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of an integrated approach to smoking cessation for new and expectant fathers: The Dads in Gear study protocol.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	54
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-08-12T04:57:31Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	54

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Evidence related to the effects of tobacco exposure in pregnancy and on infant and child health have focused on women's smoking cessation. Less often addressed is men's smoking, which when continued in fatherhood, reduces the chances of female partners' cessation and can negatively impact children's health as well as men's health. Dads in Gear (DIG) is an innovative program designed specifically for new fathers who want to reduce and quit smoking that includes three components: smoking cessation, fathering, and physical activity. The over-arching purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the DIG program and provide estimates of program efficacy. The purpose of this article is to describe the rationale and protocol for evaluating the DIG program's feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness. METHODS: Using a prospective, non-comparative design, the DIG program will be implemented and evaluated in six communities. The program will be offered by trained facilitators to fathers who currently smoke and want to quit. The RE-AIM framework will guide the evaluation. Open-ended questions in participant surveys, and semi-structured interviews and weekly telephone de-briefs with facilitators will provide data for a process evaluation. Estimates of effectiveness include smoking behavior, fathering and physical activity measures at baseline, end of program, and 3-month follow up. CONCLUSION: The DIG program could support positive changes with respect to smoking cessation, physical activity and overall health for men. These effects could also promote family health. The program might also provide an effective model for engaging men in other health behavior change.

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