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African American patient perspectives on barriers and facilitators to tobacco-cessation treatment.

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: : Patients expressed a desire for more African American group-specific outreach, including targeted advertisement and culturally aware providers to combat mistrust of the health care system. Findings indicate that generating patient-driven implementation strategies such as tailored education and proactive outreach are necessary to increase engagement of African American patients in tobacco-cessation treatment programs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Psychological Services

DOI: 10.1037/ser0000897

Authors: Darius B. Dawson, Briana Johnson, Mirza U. Baig, Jessica Y. Breland, Patricia Chen, Terri L. Fletcher

Institutions: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs