Comparative Effectiveness of Two Tobacco Cessation Interventions for Employees of Partners HealthCare, Inc.

Comparative Effectiveness of Two Tobacco Cessation Interventions for Employees of Partners HealthCare, Inc.

Specific Aim: To conduct a randomized controlled trial among permanent employees of Partners HealthCare, Inc., and their adult dependents, who are current tobacco smokers. The trial will compare two interventions designed to help smokers stop using tobacco: (1) External Coaching Program (Standard Care) and (2) Internal Coaching Program, a chronic disease management strategy for treating tobacco use and dependence.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Current permanent employee of Partners Healthcare, Inc. or their adult dependent
• Current tobacco smoker (smoked a cigarette, even a puff, in the past 30 days)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Temporary, per diem or former employee of Partners Healthcare, Inc.
• Plan to leave Partners employment in the next 12 months
• Inability to give informed consent or participate in counseling due to serious psychiatric disorder or cognitive disorder