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A randomized trial comparing the effects of self-help materials and proactive telephone counseling on teen smoking cessation.

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Lipkus, IM; McBride, CM; Pollak, KI; Schwartz-Bloom, RD; Tilson, E; Bloom, PN
Published in: Health Psychol
July 2004

We conducted a 2-arm randomized trial to test the efficacy of self-help materials with or without proactive telephone counseling to increase cessation among teen smokers. Teen smokers (N = 402) recruited from 11 shopping malls and 1 amusement park in the southeastern United States were randomized to 1 of 2 groups: written self-help material plus video; or written self-help material, video, and telephone counseling. Cessation rates based on 7-day point-prevalent abstinence for the self-help and counseling arms were 11% and 16%, respectively (p = .25), at 4 months postbaseline and 19% and 21%, respectively (p = .80), at 8 months postbaseline. Sustained abstinence, reflecting 7-day abstinence at both time points, in the self-help and counseling arms was 7% and 9% (p = .59). Results suggest that minimal self-help cessation approaches that target youth have comparable success to that shown among adult smokers. However, refinements in telephone-counseling approaches may be needed to achieve the success observed in adult populations.

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Health Psychol

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0278-6133

Publication Date

July 2004

Volume

23

Issue

4

Start / End Page

397 / 406

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Telephone
  • Teaching Materials
  • Smoking Prevention
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Self-Help Groups
  • Public Health
  • Pamphlets
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
 

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Lipkus, I. M., McBride, C. M., Pollak, K. I., Schwartz-Bloom, R. D., Tilson, E., & Bloom, P. N. (2004). A randomized trial comparing the effects of self-help materials and proactive telephone counseling on teen smoking cessation. Health Psychol, 23(4), 397–406. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.4.397
Lipkus, Isaac M., Colleen M. McBride, Kathryn I. Pollak, Rochelle D. Schwartz-Bloom, Elizabeth Tilson, and Paul N. Bloom. “A randomized trial comparing the effects of self-help materials and proactive telephone counseling on teen smoking cessation.Health Psychol 23, no. 4 (July 2004): 397–406. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.4.397.
Lipkus IM, McBride CM, Pollak KI, Schwartz-Bloom RD, Tilson E, Bloom PN. A randomized trial comparing the effects of self-help materials and proactive telephone counseling on teen smoking cessation. Health Psychol. 2004 Jul;23(4):397–406.
Lipkus, Isaac M., et al. “A randomized trial comparing the effects of self-help materials and proactive telephone counseling on teen smoking cessation.Health Psychol, vol. 23, no. 4, July 2004, pp. 397–406. Pubmed, doi:10.1037/0278-6133.23.4.397.
Lipkus IM, McBride CM, Pollak KI, Schwartz-Bloom RD, Tilson E, Bloom PN. A randomized trial comparing the effects of self-help materials and proactive telephone counseling on teen smoking cessation. Health Psychol. 2004 Jul;23(4):397–406.

Published In

Health Psychol

DOI

ISSN

0278-6133

Publication Date

July 2004

Volume

23

Issue

4

Start / End Page

397 / 406

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Telephone
  • Teaching Materials
  • Smoking Prevention
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Self-Help Groups
  • Public Health
  • Pamphlets
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion