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The effects of providing lung age and respiratory symptoms feedback on community college smokers' perceived smoking-related health risks, worries and desire to quit.

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Lipkus, IM; Prokhorov, AV
Published in: Addictive behaviors
March 2007

This study examined the effects of providing lung age, as assessed via a lung function test (spirometry), and respiratory symptoms feedback on college smokers' perceived smoking-related risks, worries and desire to quit. We also investigated whether smokers reacted defensively to this feedback. One hundred and twenty-four smokers were randomized to either receive lung age and respiratory symptoms feedback (intervention group) or a brochure containing facts about smoking only (control group). Perceived risks, worries and desire to quit did not differ between groups. In both groups, worries, but not perceived risks, were correlated with a stronger desire to quit. With increasing lung age, smokers rated the feedback as less relevant and reported exerting less effort breathing in and out while undergoing spirometry. The latter two outcomes were associated with less worry. These findings suggest that lung age and respiratory symptoms feedback does not translate readily into appreciable changes in motivation to quit as well as do other often reported mediators of change (e.g., perceived risks and worries).

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Published In

Addictive behaviors

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EISSN

1873-6327

ISSN

0306-4603

Publication Date

March 2007

Volume

32

Issue

3

Start / End Page

516 / 532

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Substance Abuse
  • Students
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Smoking
  • Risk Assessment
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Motivation
  • Male
 

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Lipkus, I. M., & Prokhorov, A. V. (2007). The effects of providing lung age and respiratory symptoms feedback on community college smokers' perceived smoking-related health risks, worries and desire to quit. Addictive Behaviors, 32(3), 516–532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.05.018
Lipkus, Isaac M., and Alexander V. Prokhorov. “The effects of providing lung age and respiratory symptoms feedback on community college smokers' perceived smoking-related health risks, worries and desire to quit.Addictive Behaviors 32, no. 3 (March 2007): 516–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.05.018.
Lipkus, Isaac M., and Alexander V. Prokhorov. “The effects of providing lung age and respiratory symptoms feedback on community college smokers' perceived smoking-related health risks, worries and desire to quit.Addictive Behaviors, vol. 32, no. 3, Mar. 2007, pp. 516–32. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.05.018.
Journal cover image

Published In

Addictive behaviors

DOI

EISSN

1873-6327

ISSN

0306-4603

Publication Date

March 2007

Volume

32

Issue

3

Start / End Page

516 / 532

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Substance Abuse
  • Students
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Smoking
  • Risk Assessment
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Motivation
  • Male