Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure: Community Education to Reduce Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home – Inactive

The CPSTF finding is based on evidence from a systematic review which identified only one study (search period 1980 – 2000).

The systematic review was conducted on behalf of the CPSTF by a team of specialists in systematic review methods, and in research, practice, and policy related to reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure.

More details about study results are available in the published evidence review.

One study qualified for the review and it evaluated a randomized trial of home nurse visits to help families reduce infant exposure to secondhand smoke.

An economic review of this intervention was not conducted because CPSTF did not have enough information to determine if the intervention works.

Applicability of this intervention across different settings and populations was not assessed because CPSTF did not have enough information to determine if the intervention works.

CPSTF identified several areas that have limited information. Additional research and evaluation could help answer the following questions and fill remaining gaps in the evidence base. (What are evidence gaps?)

• How effective are educational methods in reducing secondhand smoke exposure in the home?
• What are the relative contributions to reducing secondhand smoke exposure of (1) adherence to policies that ban or restrict smoking in the home, and (2) smoking cessation?
• Do policies in the home that ban or restrict smoking reduce exposure to secondhand smoke? In adults? In children? Are households with children more likely to adopt policies that ban or restrict smoking in the home?
• Are home smoking bans more effective than smoking restrictions?
• What information or message is effective in prompting and maintaining practices in the home?
• What channels are effective for dissemination of information to reduce secondhand smoke exposure in the home?

The single qualifying study evaluated a randomized trial of home nurse visits intended to help families reduce infant exposure to secondhand smoke.

Effectiveness Review

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When starting an effectiveness review, the systematic review team develops an analytic framework. The analytic framework illustrates how the intervention approach is thought to affect public health. It guides the search for evidence and may be used to summarize the evidence collected. The analytic framework often includes intermediate outcomes, potential effect modifiers, potential harms, and potential additional benefits.

Effectiveness Review

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The number of studies and publications do not always correspond (e.g., a publication may include several studies or one study may be explained in several publications).

Effectiveness Review

Greenberg RA, Strecher VJ, Bauman KE, et al. Evaluation of a home-based intervention program to reduce infant passive smoking and lower respiratory illness. J Behav Med 1994;17:273 90.

Electronic searches for literature were conducted in Medline, EconLit, and the database of the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). The OSH database, a focused database of tobacco prevention and control articles, was so complete that we did not conduct searches of additional electronic databases. We also reviewed the references listed in all retrieved articles and consulted with experts on the chapter development team. With very few exceptions (e.g., one final report to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), included studies were published in journals. To be included in the review, a study had to

• Have a publication date of 1980 to May 2000
• Address at least one area in our conceptual framework (ETS, initiation, cessation)
• Be a primary study rather than, for example, a guideline or review
• Take place in an industrialized country or countries
• Be written in English
• Meet the evidence review and the Community Guide chapter development team’s definition of the interventions
• Provide information on one or more outcomes related to the analytic frameworks; and Compare a group of people who had been exposed to the intervention with a group of people who had not been exposed or who had been less exposed. (The comparisons could be concurrent or in the same group over a period of time.)

Our initial database searches were conducted in January 1998. A second database search was conducted in August 1999. Any study added after August 1999 was referred by members of the chapter development team or identified in the reference lists of retrieved articles.

CPSTF did not have enough evidence to determine whether the intervention is or is not effective. This does not mean that the intervention does not work, but rather that additional research is needed to determine whether or not the intervention is effective.

Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP)

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