Mediators of a smoking cessation intervention for persons living with HIV/AIDS.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cigarette smoking among persons living with HIV (PLWH) is a pressing public health concern, and efforts to evaluate cessation treatments are needed. The purpose of the present study was to assess potential mechanisms of a cell phone-delivered intervention for HIV-positive smokers.

Methods

Data from 350 PLWH enrolled in a randomized smoking cessation treatment trial were utilized. Participants were randomized to either usual care (UC) or a cell phone intervention (CPI) group. The independent variable of interest was treatment group membership, while the dependent variable of interest was smoking abstinence at a 3-month follow-up. The hypothesized treatment mechanisms were depression, anxiety, social support, quit motivation and self-efficacy change scores.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Vidrine DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4461214 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature