Web-based smoking cessation intervention that transitions from inpatient to outpatient: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Intervention and usual care contacts by type, timing, and instigator

	Type of contact	Timing	Instigator
Usual Care - all patients	Admission booklet page on smoking	At admission	Hospital admitting staff
	Smoking Cessation local resources handout and brief counseling	During hospital stay	Lung Health Center staff
	Smoking cessation information in discharge packet^a	At discharge	Hospital assigned nurse
Additional Components for those randomized to Intervention	Website registration and orientation	Prior to discharge	Hospital Quit Staff
	Tailored e-mails	Weekly for 12+ weeks^b	Automated by web-system
	Telephone call	7 to 14 days post-discharge	Hospital Quit Staff
	Secure messaging	At will	Participant or Quit Advisor (Tobacco Treatment Specialist)
	Website use	At will	Participant

^aA portion of which is provided optionally at the discretion of the hospital-assigned nurse.
^bMinimum of 12 weeks, longer if participant changes their readiness to quit status.

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