TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tetlow, Sonia M.
AU  - Zhang, Lei
AU  - Borowiecki, Mateusz
AU  - Kim, Yoonsang
AU  - Gentzke, Andrea S.
AU  - Wang, Teresa W.
AU  - Cornelius, Monica E.
AU  - Hawkins, Nikki A.
PY  - 2023
TI  - A Safety Net Tobacco Use Cessation Resource: Quitline Service Usage, 2019
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E84
VL  - 20
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - INTRODUCTION  Quitlines are free, accessible evidence-based services that may provide an important resource for people facing barriers to clinical treatment for cessation of tobacco use. METHODS  Using 2019 intake data from the National Quitline Data Warehouse, we examined quitline service usage, stratified by sociodemographic characteristics. Only US quitlines reporting service type data were included (n = 40 [of 51]). Callers (aged >=12 years) who registered with a quitline, reported current use of a tobacco product, and received at least 1 service comprised the analytic data. Chi-square tests examined differences in quitline services received by participant characteristics. RESULTS  In 2019, 182,544 people reporting current use of a tobacco product received at least 1 service from a quitline in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Among them, 80.4% had attained less than a college or university degree and 70.4% were uninsured or enrolled in Medicaid or in Medicare (aged <65 years). By educational attainment (aged >=25 years), receipt of cessation medications ranged from 59.4% of callers with a college or university degree to 65.0% of callers with a high school diploma (P < .001). The range by insurance coverage was 59.3% of callers with private insurance to 74.7% of callers with Medicare (aged <65 years) (P < .001). CONCLUSION  Quitlines served as a resource for low-SES populations in 2019, providing cessation services to many people who may face barriers to clinical cessation treatment. Strengthening and expanding quitlines may help to increase cessation among populations with a disproportionately high prevalence of tobacco product use and improve the health and well-being of people in the US.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.230033
DO  - 10.5888/pcd20.230033
ER  -