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Project

RU: Hughes: Motivating Smokers with Mobility Impairments to Quit Smoking

Center:

MT-University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2013

Contact Information:

Rosemary Hughes
[email protected]
406-243-2898

Project Description:

A contract (3 of 5 years) with The Miriam Hospital/Brown University in Rhode Island. We are developing an innovative DVD-based smoking cessation intervention for people with significant mobility limitations. The aim of this project is to use community based participatory research to develop and produce a theory-based DVD for smoking cessation that is tailored for smokers with mobility impairments, and test the efficacy in a randomized clinical trial. -- Principal Investigator: Belinda Borrelli, PhD -- Co-Investigators: Beth Bock, PhD; Rosemary Hughes, PhD and Tom Lasater, PhD -- Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute -- Dates: 2009 - 2014

Keyword(s):

Quit Smoking

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Not Applicable