Feasibility of a telephone-based intervention for support persons to help smokers quit: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonsmokers have a potentially supportive role in tobacco cessation efforts. The present study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a telephone-based intervention for nonsmoking support persons.

Methods

A total of 59 support persons (mean age = 36 years, 92% female, 95% White) were randomly assigned to a control condition (N = 30; written materials only) or to a social cognitive theory-based intervention (N = 29; written materials and 5 weekly, 20- to 30-min telephone counseling sessions). Both support persons and smokers completed assessments separately by mail at baseline and at weeks 6 (end of treatment) and 26.

Results

Two thirds of the smokers reported low-moderate levels of motivation to quit at baseline as assessed by the

SUBMITTER: Patten CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2670370 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature