Design and implementation of an effective telephone counseling intervention for adolescent smoking cessation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective smoking cessation for youth is urgently needed, but the literature guiding such efforts is nascent. We evaluated the implementation of a proactive intervention for adolescent smoking cessation that incorporated motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioral skills training (CBST).

Methods

We proactively identified 1058 smokers via classroom survey of enrolled juniors in 25 experimental high schools. After parental consent was obtained, trained counselors telephoned participants to invite their participation and deliver personalized smoking cessation counseling that combined MI and CBST. Implementation quality was assessed via weekly supervision of counselors, monitoring of counselor adherence to protocol via review of 5% of each counselor's call

SUBMITTER: Kealey KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2765262 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature