The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether BREATHE Free, an in-person faith-based smoking cessation program, can help people quit using tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, and e-cigarettes/vapes. The program consists of 12 weekly group sessions that teach character strengths and resilience-based skills, such as hope, love, and spirituality, using the BREATHE Free curriculum. Participants will also receive free nicotine patches and complete surveys about their tobacco use, character strengths, and resilience. The study will help us improve the program and determine whether it can reduce or eliminate tobacco use. Success will be measured through participant surveys and verified using expired carbon monoxide (CO) testing, a standard method for confirming smoking cessation. The main question is: Can participation in the BREATHE Free program help people reduce or quit tobacco use?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
The curriculum teaches 12 character strengths and resilience practices: love, perspective, prudence, hope, humility, forgiveness, spirituality, self-control, teamwork, perseverance, gratitude, and joy. Each weekly session includes music and movement activities, instruction and discussion focused on one practice, goal setting, and meditation exercises including deep breathing, mindfulness, prayer, gratitude, and forgiveness.
Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia, United States
Number of participants who stopped smoking completely
Biochemically verified point prevalence abstinence (7 days)
Time frame: Measured at week 12
Number of participants who achieved a ≥50% reduction in tobacco use from baseline
Number of participants who achieved a ≥50% reduction in tobacco use from baseline, defined as a reduction of at least 50% in the number of cigarettes smoked per day or the number of vaping episodes per day, measured at Week 12 compared with baseline.
Time frame: Measured in baseline and weeks 12
Number of participants who rated the intervention positively at week 12
Number of participants who rated the BREATHE Free intervention favorably (scores of 4 or 5) on the following acceptability and perceived effectiveness items. Participants will rate their agreement with each statement using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree): BREATHE Free gave me confidence that I can quit tobacco use. BREATHE Free made me think that quitting tobacco is worthwhile. BREATHE Free made me feel that someone cared whether I quit smoking. BREATHE Free helped me understand the right steps to quit smoking.
Time frame: Program evaluation will be administered on last meeting (week 12)
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