Clinical trials in a remote Aboriginal setting: lessons from the BOABS smoking cessation study

Clinical trials in a remote Aboriginal setting: lessons from the BOABS smoking cessation study Journal Article

BMC Public Health

• Author(s): Marley, Julia V., Kitaura, Tracey, Atkinson, David, Metcalf, Sue, Maguire, Graeme P., Gray, Dennis
• Published: 2014
• Volume: 14
• ISBN: 1471-2458

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Abstract: There is limited evidence regarding the best approaches to helping Indigenous Australians to stop smoking. The composite analysis of the only two smoking cessation randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating this suggests that one-on-one extra support delivered by and provided to Indigenous Australians in a primary health care setting appears to be more effective than usual care in encouraging smoking cessation. This paper describes the lessons learnt from one of these studies, the Be Our Ally Beat Smoking (BOABS) Study, and how to develop and implement an integrated smoking cessation program.

• Urls: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-579
• Work Type: journal article
• Keywords: Indigenous, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Smoking cessation, Be Our Ally Beat Smoking (BOABS) study, Qualitative, Randomised controlled trial