C. Manfredi et al., The effect of a structured smoking cessation program, independent of exposure to existing interventions, AM J PUB HE, 90(5), 2000, pp. 751-756
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science","Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
Objectives. This study assessed the effectiveness of a smoking cessation pr
ogram for women in public health clinics, controlling for reported exposure
s to 4 common intervention components (provider advice, booklet, video segm
ent, posters) among smokers in the control group.
Methods. After a baseline control period 10 pair-matched clinics were rando
mly assigned to study groups. A total of 1042 smokers in the combined basel
ine and control groups and 454 smokers in the intervention group completed
a preintervention questionnaire and a postintervention telephone interview
5 to 8 weeks later. Eight smoking outcomes, including quitting, were analyz
ed for the effect of reported exposure to intervention components, experime
ntal program, and clinic service.
Results. Greater exposure to intervention components, being in the experime
ntal program, and being seen in prenatal clinics independently improved smo
king outcomes.
Conclusions. The number of interventions reported by smokers in the control
group ranged from none to 4 and varied across clinic services. The experim
ental program we tested produced better outcomes than the minimal smoking c
essation interventions already existing in the control clinics, after we co
ntrolled for whether smokers were or were not exposed to these intervention
s.