Evaluation and costs of volunteer telephone cessation follow-up counseling for Veteran smokers discharged from inpatient units: a quasi-experimental, mixed methods study

Table 1 Predictors and outcomes of patient participation in volunteer telephone cessation counseling (n = 131) ^a

	Number of times reached by volunteer counselor
Predictor	0-1		2-4
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p
Age (years) (n = 131)	54.7	10.7	58.5	9.2	0.07^b
	N	%	N	%	p
Total	25	19.1	106	80.9
Sex (n = 131)					1.00^c
Male	24	96.0	101	95.3
Female	1	4.0	5	4.7
Race (n = 130)					0.49^c
Non-Hispanic white	21	84.0	94	89.5
Other	4	16.0	11	10.5
Marital Status (n = 130)					0.83^d
Married	8	32.0	36	34.3
Not Married	17	68.0	69	65.7
Education (n = 128)					0.82^d
High school diploma/GED or less	13	54.2	59	56.7
Some college or more	11	45.8	45	43.3
Employment status (n = 130)					0.22^d
Employed	7	28.0	18	17.1
Not currently employed	18	72.0	87	82.9
Comorbid lung disease ^e (n = 131)					<0.01 ^c
Yes	2	8.0	39	36.8
No	23	92.0	67	63.2
Number of comorbidities (n = 131)					0.43^d
0-2	7	28.0	22	20.8
3 or more	18	72.0	84	79.3
Outcome
Used any tobacco products in the past 7 days at 60 days post-discharge? (n = 131)					0.06^c
Yes	23	92.0	78	73.6
No	2	8.0	28	26.4
Used any tobacco products in last 24 hours at end of 60 day volunteer calls (n = 131)					<0.01 ^c
Yes	24	96.0	71	67.0
No	1	4.0	35	33.0

^aTotals vary due to missing data.
^bP-value from T-Test.
^cP-value from Fisher’s Exact test.
^dP-value from Chi-Square test.
^eAll other comorbidities were tested and did not significantly differ by number of times reached (cancer, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, psychiatric problems, substance abuse, diabetes and arthritis).

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