Feasibility of a Diabetes Specialist Nurse-led Smoking Cessation Intervention

"Aims to:~* inform participants on the association between smoking and diabetic complications;~* motivate and encourage smokers to quit;~* support participants in using the appropriate behavioural skills to quit smoking and avoid relapse.~In the first session, the participants will be supported to set a Target Quit Date (TQD) within two weeks. Participants will be followed up within a week (or two weeks max.) from their TQD. Those who report having not smoked (for ≥24 hours from the time of assessment) will be provided with a final follow-up session within five weeks from their set TQD (three sessions in total). Conversely, those who report still smoking will be encouraged to set another TQD and will be seen again in one (or two weeks max.) and five weeks from their new TQD (four sessions in total). The participants will also receive a six-week supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) nicotine patch and/or spray to use for a few days prior to their TQD and on quitting."

A behavioral smoking cessation intervention based on motivational interviewing and delivered by trained tobacco cessation facilitators within community health centres. Participants will be provided with 20-minute counseling sessions based on their needs.