Smoking cessation using preference-based tools: a mixed method pilot study of a novel intervention among smokers with low socioeconomic position.

Introduction:
This text is a summary of a mixed-methods pilot study examining the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention tailored to smokers with low socioeconomic position. The intervention, called STOP, allows participants to choose between different types of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products and/or e-cigarettes delivered free of charge to aid their smoking cessation attempt.

Key points:

* The study recruited 49 participants, of which 29% chose an e-cigarette, 29% chose NRT, and 42% chose both an e-cigarette and NRT.
* among the 24 participants followed for at least one month, 14 (28% of all participants) stopped smoking, and 9 (18%) considerably reduced their consumption.
* Participants were allowed to keep the e-cigarette at the end of the study.
* The intervention was shown to be acceptable by participants and health professionals.
* More efforts should be made to limit lost-to-follow-up.
* The preference-based intervention shows promising results in helping smokers with low socioeconomic position quit smoking.
* a randomized controlled trial will be conducted to test the efficacy of the intervention.

Main message:
The STOP intervention is a feasible and acceptable smoking cessation intervention for smokers with low socioeconomic position, and preliminary results suggest that it has the potential to help this population quit smoking. The study highlights the importance of tailored approaches for smoking cessation, as smokers with low socioeconomic position have lower success rates in quitting compared to those with higher socioeconomic position. The results of this pilot study will be used to inform a future randomized controlled trial aimed at testing the efficacy of the intervention.

héron M, Le Faou aL, Ibanez G, Métadieu B, Melchior M, El-Khoury Lesueur F. Smoking cessation using preference-based tools: a mixed method pilot study of a novel intervention among smokers with low socioeconomic position. addiction science & clinical practice. 2021;16(1):43. doi:10.1186/s13722-021-00254-6