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Description
Abstract
People living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) are exceptionally vulnerable to dangers of
cigarette smoking. While there are many smoking cessation treatments available to the general population,
there is a serious lack of evidence-based treatments available to people with IDDs. One category of
interventions that may be especially effective in IDD populations are telehealth interventions, which offer
several advantages to traditional styles of implementation including reducing transportation needs, provider
burden, and cost. The goal of this project is to evaluate the initial practicality of smartphone-based cigarette
smoking monitoring in people who smoke cigarettes and have IDDs. This is a pivotal step towards addressing
the gap in treatment-focused research between the general population and those with IDDs, a vulnerable
group that has been largely ignored by the field. Through this project we will determine the adaptations
required to implement this technology successfully in people with IDDs who smoke cigarettes. This will be
achieved through 20 semi-structed interviews with 15 people with IDDs who smoke cigarettes and five support
staff. Participants will be recruited in collaboration with the Human Development Institute, and the Department
of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities at the University of Kentucky. Through this aim, we will draft an
initial treatment manual, which will be reviewed by a group of experts. This manual will be used in a future
project evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of smartphone-compatible, breath carbon monoxide (CO)
monitoring in people with IDDs who smoke cigarettes. The proposed project addresses a currently unmet need
in a population that has received little attention in the substance use treatment field. Research on smoking
cessation interventions in individuals with disabilities is profoundly lacking; and although tailored interventions
exist, they have not been assessed for efficacy. The proposed project will fill this tremendous research gap by
introducing technological substance use innovations to IDD populations.
Status | Active |
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Effective start/end date | 1/1/24 → 6/30/25 |
Funding
- College on Problems of Drug Dependence: $11,000.00
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