The goal of this project is to refine and test a culturally-tailored smoking cessation intervention for American Indian women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). The primary aims of this study are to: (a) use a community-based participatory approach to refine intervention materials and finalize pilot intervention methodology for a culturally tailored, trauma-informed smoking cessation intervention for AI women who have experienced IPV; (b) examine feasibility, acceptability, satisfaction, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention; and (c) explore changes in alcohol and drug use over the course of the intervention.
Participants will be asked to participate in the 8-week Healing Within: Smoking Cessation Intervention for American Indian Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence, and complete interviews at baseline, end-of-treatment, and three months from the end of treatment.
American Indian woman from the Northern Plains
Live in Rapid City, SD or surrounding area
Willing to quit smoking during study participation
18 years of age or older
Inability to give consent and/or adequately complete questionnaires due to cognitive impairment.
Self-reported pregnancy or intention to become pregnant during the intervention period
Black Hills Center for American Indian Health
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Collaborator