Latent Heterogeneity in the Impact of Financial Coaching on Delay Discounting among Low-Income Smokers
A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15501186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erin Rogers (0000-0003-3189-1558, corresponding author), Erin S Rogers (0000-0002-3207-7956, New York University, corresponding author), Elizabeth Vargas (0000-0003-4007-1711, New York University), Christina N Wysota (0000-0002-4588-911X, Milken Institute), Scott E Sherman (0000-0003-1752-7303, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 2736-2736 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19052736 |
| PMID | 35270426 |
| OpenAlex | W4214520421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
Low-income adults are significantly more likely to smoke, and face more difficulty in quitting, than people with high income. High rates of delay discounting (DD) may be an important factor contributing to the high rates of tobacco use among low-income adults. Future-oriented financial coaching may offer a novel approach in the treatment of smoking cessation among low-income adults. This secondary analysis (N = 251) of data from a randomized controlled trial examined the integration of future-oriented financial coaching into smoking cessation treatment for low-income smokers. Linear regression and finite mixture models (FMM) estimated the overall and the latent heterogeneity of the impact of the intervention versus usual care control on DD rates 6 months after randomization. Though standard linear regression found no overall difference in DD between intervention and control (β = -0.23, p = 0.338), the FMM identified two latent subgroups with different responses to the intervention. Subgroup 1 (79% of the sample) showed no difference in DD between intervention and control (β = 0.25, p = 0.08). Subgroup 2 (21% of the sample) showed significantly lower DD (β = -2.06, p = 0.003) among intervention group participants versus control at 6 months. Participants were more likely to be a member of subgroup 2 if they had lower baseline DD rates, were living at or below 100% of federal poverty, or were married/living with a partner. This study identified a group of low-income adults seeking to quit smoking who responded to financial coaching with decreased DD rates. These results can be used to inform future targeting of the intervention to individuals who may benefit most, as well as inform future treatment adaptations to support the subgroup of low-income smokers, who did not benefit
Coaching · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Public health · Randomized controlled trial · Smoking cessation · Tobacco control · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Internal Medicine
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Spent Resources
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |