Use and effectiveness of buddy support in a self-help smoking cessation program
| Autor: | Karen J. Madura, Richard B. Warnecke, Frederick J. Kviz, Kathleen S. Crittenden |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) medicine.medical_treatment Self-help Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) Medicine Humans Aged 030505 public health business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social environment Social Support 030206 dentistry Middle Aged Treatment Outcome Family medicine Smoking cessation Patient Compliance Health education Female Smoking Cessation 0305 other medical science business Psychosocial Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | American journal of health promotion : AJHP. 8(3) |
| ISSN: | 0890-1171 |
| Popis: | Purpose. This study assesses buddy support in a community-based, minimal-contact smoking cessation program. Design. Telephone interviews with participants (n=641, response=74%) before and after (end-of-program, n=1, 023, response=83%; three months n=757, response=74%; six months, n=859, response=84%; and 12 months, n=713, response=70%) intervention provided the data to be analyzed. Setting. The Chicago metropolitan area was the setting. Subjects. Subjects were a random sample of registrants for the intervention program. Intervention. A self-help smoking cessation program was used, which included a manual and complementary televised segments. Engaging a buddy was optional. Measures. Background and psychosocial characteristics of participants, characteristics of buddies, program compliance, and smoking behavior were the measures used. Results. Almost one third (30.3%) engaged a buddy. Those most likely to engage a buddy were female (33.4%), younger than 30 (37.2%), educated beyond high school (33.4%), highly determined to quit (41.8%), and more likely to need help from others (39.8%). More than half of the buddies were from outside the participant's household (55.1%), and more than half were nonsmokers (60.9%). Having a buddy was associated positively with manual use (gamma=.38), viewing televised segments (gamma=.23), recalling manual segments (gamma=.33), and recalling televised segments (gamma=.26). Among those who read the manual least, having a buddy was associated with viewing televised segments (gamma=.26, pConclusions. Buddy support should be promoted as an adjunct to minimal-contact smoking cessation programs. Impact of buddy support might be improved by guiding participants in choosing a buddy. |
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