Format and quitting instructions as factors influencing the impact of a self-administered quit smoking program
| Autor: | Carlos R. Jaén, K. Michael Cummings, Russell Sciandra, Seth L. Emont |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Teaching Materials medicine.medical_treatment education Smoking Prevention computer.software_genre Quit smoking Smoking behavior 03 medical and health sciences Cold turkey 0504 sociology medicine Humans Aged 030505 public health Multimedia business.industry Hotline 05 social sciences Follow up studies 050401 social sciences methods General Medicine Middle Aged Readability Self Care Family medicine Self care Smoking cessation Female 0305 other medical science business computer Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Health education quarterly. 15(2) |
| ISSN: | 0195-8402 |
| Popis: | This article presents results from an experimental study designed to evaluate the effects of two features of self-help smoking cessation booklets, format (i.e., day-by- day plan for quitting versus a less structured menu format) and quitting instructions (i.e., "cold turkey" versus gradual reduction) on smoking cessation. Four separate self- help booklets were developed for comparison in this study. Each varied on a combina tion of the two study factors, but were similar in content, length, style, and readabil ity. The four booklets provided similar advice on how to quit smoking, emphasizing behavioral self-management principles. In addition to the experimental booklets, a fifth control booklet provided general information about smoking and its adverse effects, but no specific advice on quitting. Study subjects included 1,534 adult cigar ette smokers who called a stop smoking hotline in Buffalo, New York seeking informa tion on how to quit. Subjects were followed up by phone one month and six months after enrollment to assess changes in smoking behavior. Overall, 18% of subjects re ported being off cigarettes for at least one week at the time of the six month follow-up interview. The format of the booklet and quitting instructions had no effect on smoking cessation rates. In addition, the four booklets emphasizing behavioral self- management skills were no more effective than the control booklet (6 month non- smoking prevalence rate: 17% versus 19%). It is recommended that future self-help quit smoking booklets include information aimed at motivating cessation and focus less attention on teaching strategies for quitting. |
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