Comparative effectiveness of post-discharge interventions for hospitalized smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Helping HAND trial measures by assessment time point

Measure	Baseline	Outcomes
		1 Month	3 Month	6 Month
Demographics	X
Smoking History	X
Nicotine dependence (FTND)	X
Depression symptoms (CES-D)	X
Alcohol use (AUDIT-C)	X
Smoking status	X	X	X	X
Non-cigarette tobacco use	X	X	X	X
Biochemical validation^a			X	X
Proxy validation^b			X	X
Smoking during index hospital stay		X
Readiness to quit smoking		X
Confidence in ability to quit or stay quit		X
Smoking cessation medication used		X	X	X
Smoking cessation counseling used		X	X	X
Healthcare utilization
Hospital admission		X	X	X
Emergency room visit		X	X	X
Satisfaction with IVR^c		X

^aRequested from self-reported nonsmokers only. Saliva cotinine requested by mail, unless participant is using nicotine replacement, in which case a visit for measurement of expired air CO is requested. ^bObtained from all participants, regardless of self-reported smoking status at outcome assessment. ^cIf the participant was not reached for the one-month follow-up, these questions were asked at the first follow-up for which the participant was reached. AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Consumption; CES-d, Center for Epidemiological Studies 8-item Depression Scale; FTND, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; IVR, Interactive Voice Response.

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