Kenneth P Offord

Biographic Data

ID6035543
NAMEKenneth P Offord
GIVEN NAMESKenneth P
FAMILY NAMEOfford
SIGNATUREOFFORD K P
AFFILIATIONSMayo Clinic
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX1

  • Development of a tobacco cessation intervention for Alaska Native youth

    Christi A Patten, Oluwole Fadahunsi et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2012

    Tobacco cessation treatments have not been evaluated among Alaska Native (AN) adolescents. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a targeted cessation intervention developed for AN youth. Intervention components were informed by prior focus groups assessing treatment preferences among AN youth, a social cognitive theoretical framework and feedback obtained from a teen advisory group. The intervention consisted of a weeken…

  • Nondaily tobacco use among Black and White college undergraduates

    Steven Ames, Susanna R Stevens et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2009

    Little is known about how the characteristics of college undergraduate nondaily tobacco users compare to daily tobacco users. We conducted a survey to compare the sociodemographic, tobacco use, psychological, and alcohol-related factors between nondaily versus daily tobacco users in a sample of Black and White college undergraduates aged 18–24 years (N = 1623). Of this sample, 301 (18.5%) participants reported using tobacco in the previous 30 day…

  • Tobacco Use and Cessation Among Pregnant Alaska Natives from Western Alaska Enrolled in the WIC Program, 2001–2002

    Open AccessChristi A Patten, Caroline C Renner et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2008

  • Tobacco and Other Substance Use among Alaska Native Youth in Western Alaska

    Sarah Angstman, Christi A Patten et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2007

    Expanded efforts are needed to address tobacco use among Alaska Native youth

  • Development of a Tailored, Internet-based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Adolescents

    Open AccessTracy M Meis, Tracy Meis et al.ARTICLEJournal of Computer-Mediated…2006References: 2

    Computer-assisted interventions represent an innovative approach to adolescent smoking cessation that may offer advantages over traditional smoking interventions in their potential to provide adolescents with a variety of appropriate cessation-related activities, as well as interactive feedback tailored to their developmental, psychosocial, behavioral, and biological needs. As part of a larger project to evaluate the effectiveness of an Internet-…

  • A Survey of Characteristics of Smokeless Tobacco Users in a Treatment Program

    Jon O Ebbert, Martin D Klinkhammer et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2005

    Enhancing confidence in their ability to quit, managing stress, prescribing bupropion SR, offering nicotine replacement therapy to relieve withdrawal symptoms, and providing ongoing support may be important for ST users in tobacco- dependence treatment programs

  • Initial Development of a New Measure of Minor Stress for Adolescents

    Open AccessSteven C Ames, Kenneth P Offord et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2005Cited by: 1References: 40

  • Over-the-counter nicotine patch therapy for smoking cessation

    J Taylor Hays, Ivana T Croghan et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1999Cited by: 1References: 22

    OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of the nicotine patch for smoking cessation in an over-the-counter environment. The years of study were 1994 to 1995. METHODS: Parallel 6-week trials were conducted: a placebo-controlled trial of no-cost 22-mg, 24-hour nicotine patch therapy and an open label trial of the same therapy with patches purchased by subjects. Participants (n = 958) were 18 years or older, ha…