Abstract
Objective. To test the effectiveness of a smoking cessation program based on "impediment profiling," the elucidation of an individual participant's personal barriers, with provision of tailored interventions accordingly. Methods. A literature search was conducted to identify established impediments to smoking cessation. A long impediment profiler (LIP) was developed from validated survey instruments and used as a screening tool to identify individuals' barriers to quitting. Once barriers were identified, participants were assigned to up to seven interventions. Self-reported smoking cessation was confirmed with measurements of carbon monoxide concentrations in expired air of ≤ 10 ppm. Results. Nineteen adults participated in the pilot program. At the year 1 mark, 63.2% of the study population was smoke-free. The mean number of impediments of the study population was 3.5 ± 1.5. There was a negative association between subjects' quit status and the following impediments: stress (p = .0061), anxiety (p = .0445), and depression (p < .001). No single impediment was predictive of quit status. Conclusions. Impediment profiling as a basis for tailored smoking cessation intervention is associated with a high quit rate in this initial study, and it appears promising. Long-term follow-up is warranted, as is replication in a larger cohort with a concurrent control group.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 300-303 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Health Promotion |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Intervention Study
- Prevention Research
- Smoke
- Smoking
- Smoking Cessation
- Tobacco
- Tobacco Use Cessation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health