Addressing tobacco dependence in people with mental health problems

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Addressing tobacco dependence in people with common mental health problems – a survey of Improving Access to Psychological Therpaies (IAPT) staff and patients

• IRAS ID

  220198

• Contact name

  Elena Ratschen

• Contact email

  elena.ratschen@york.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of York

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 4 months, 5 days

• Research summary

  Smoking is highly prevalent in people with mental ill health compared to the general population and constitutes one of the main causes of premature death and disease in this disadvantaged group, resulting on average in 17 life years lost. Efforts to address this issue and related health inequalities have largely focussed on inpatient settings and populations with severe mental illness (SMI). The importance of extending the focus to common mental disorders has been highlighted. This study aims to lay the foundations for a randomised controlled trial of delivering evidence-based, smoking cessation advice through IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) services.
  We plan to survey IAPT staff and service users for their views on the appropriateness and practicality of the involvement of IAPT services in the delivery of smoking cessation advice and interventions and, in collaboration with IAPT staff and patient user groups, develop interventions and build capacity for conducting a full-scale randomised control trial

• REC name

  North East - Tyne & Wear South Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/NE/0102

• Date of REC Opinion

  7 Apr 2017

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion