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Table 3 Cessation studies – program contents

From: Effects of sixty six adolescent tobacco use cessation trials and seventeen prospective studies of self-initiated quitting

Investigators

Theoretical guide

Modalities

#Sessions

Ary et al.

Social influence-oriented prevention

Classroom program, three parent messages, videos

10

Aveyard et al.

Stages of change model – normative/ipsative feedback, smoking pros/cons; control-information on health

Three computer expert system lessons and three classes

6

Baskerville, Hotte, Dunkley

Contingency-based, quit-and-win contest contingent on smoke free month, buddy support, chemical addiction

System-wide, school-based contest and self-help materials, youth signed up from 10 high schools

NA

Bauman et al.

Motivation enhancement, parenting, modeling, social influences

Family-directed, through mail and phone calls

NA (5 booklets, 15 activities)

Beaglehole et al.

Social influence and health belief model versus standard care fear information and discussion

Classroom program with films

NR (semester course)

Biener et al.

Supply reduction: $0.25 excise tax

System-wide, state-wide reaction to price increase

NA

Chakravorty

Substitution (chemical addiction) and education

School clinic

2

Charlton

Cognitive-behavioral – "Packing it in?"

School clinic or self-help

6

Cinnomin, Sussman

Cognitive-behavioral, social influences, chemical addiction

School clinic

6

Colby et al.

Brief motivation enhancement-oriented

Medical hospital clinic

1

Coleman-Wallace et al.

Stages of change – TEG and TAP; cognitive-behavioral

Mostly school clinic, videos, cooperative learning

8

Corby et al.

Contingency-based, 1-week contingency management ($40)

CO measurement at a medical-type clinic

NA

Digiusto

Cognitive-behavioral, social influences

School clinic

6

Dino et al.

Cognitive-behavioral, social influences, chemical addiction

School clinic; single-gender groups led by same-gender facilitator; brief intervention – 20 minute quit advice and self-help material

12

Eakin, Severson, Glasgow

Cognitive-behavioral, coping skills – 4 As

At Oregon Research Institute, school-like clinic, small group meetings, 2–3 counselors, videos

3

Etter, Ronchi, Perneger

Supply reduction, policy, information campaign, self-help

System-wide, smoke-free areas, posters, leaflets, self-help quit manuals at part of university

NA

Fibkins

Recovery/addiction, student assistance counseling model, recovery concepts: "Five Hour a Day"

School clinic with counselor and nurse

6

Forster et al.

Supply reduction; make youth tobacco access a salient issue, change ordinances, change retailer and parent practices, enforcement of sale laws

System-wide, community organizer teams, group presentations, letter and petition drives, meetings with community leaders and retailers, media campaigns, purchase attempts

NA

Glasgow et al.

Brief motivation enhanced-oriented and follow-up support phone calls

Medical-like planned parenthood clinic, short video, brief counseling, 1–3 phone calls

1–2

Glover

Cognitive-behavioral-ACS Fresh Start

College/school clinic

2

Goldberg, Gorn

Motivation enhancement, personal involvement to help younger youth

College classroom program, films, advertisement analysis, social influence texts, discussion

~16

Greenberg, Deputat

Affect-oriented, fears, facts or values

School clinic, films

7

Hafstad, Aaro, Langmark

Motivation enhancement, cognitive consistency – popular opinions and being a smoker

System-wide, newspaper ads, poster, 1 TV and cin ema spot; home-mailed questionnaires

NA

Horn et al.

Cognitive-behavioral, social influences, chemical addiction

School clinic; single-gender groups led by same-gender facilitator; brief intervention – 20 minute quit advice and self-help material

14

Horswell, Horton

Social influence – Canadian Cancer Society's Fresh Start Program

School clinic: "Pack in Those Smokes"

3

Hotte et al.

Cognitive behavioral-consequences, coping with withdrawal

School clinic: "Quit 4 life"

7

Hurt et al.

Chemical addiction, brief 4A's intervention: advice to quit, self-help material

Medical clinic; nicotine patch use

7 (1 advice 6 patch checks

Jason, Mollica, Ferrone

Social influence, immediate and long-term consequences of smoking

Classroom program

6

Jerome

Chemical addiction, gradual with-drawal, self-help cognitive-behavioral guide

Hand-held computer, weekly support meetings at high school

8

Johnson et al.

Social influence and short-term consequences/long-term consequences; public commitment in both conditions

Classroom program, videos

4

Kempf, Stanley

Supply reduction, smoke-free policy versus no regulation of smoking outside the building

More a medical clinic context, residential therapeutic community drug treatment programs

NA

Killen et al.

Social influence, social-cognitive/increase attractiveness of 4 health practices

Classroom program

20

Lampkin

Stage of change, some addiction and mo tivation enhancement

School based health center (medical context)

4

Librett

Cognitive-behavioral, alter tobacco use expectancies, build self-efficacy

School clinic

6

Lotecka, McWhinney

Cognitive-behavioral, coping

School clinic

4

Matson-Koffman, Miller

Contingency-based, quit and win/tobacco free teens, contest, chemical addiction, phone counseling

School clinic

8

McDonald, Roberts, Deeschaemaker

Therapeutic community and "I quit" derived, adult cessation & recovery concepts

Medical, inpatient treatment

5

Mills, Ewy, Dizon

Stages of change-pre-contemplation, social influence, contract with buddy control

School clinic

8

Murray, Prokhorov, Harty

Social influences-oriented

System-wide, higher taxes on tobacco, school-based with smoke-free campuses and education, mass-media campaign on TV and radio and newspapers and billboards, and local community grants

NR

Myers, Brown

Recovery oriented

Medical, inpatient treatment – generalization to cigarettes

NA; 28 – not tobacco

Myers, Brown, Kelly

Motivation enhanced, with cognitive-behavioral and social influence material

Medical, outpatient treatment – at three facilities

6

Pallonen

Stages of change

Computer assisted

3

Patten

Cognitive-behavioral, chemical addiction, social influence

Medical clinic consultation, telephone and mail follow-up

2

Patterson

Cognitive behavioral-similar to f resh start

School clinic

6

Pendell

Stages of change – TEG and TAP

Mostly school clinic, videos, cooperative learning

16

Perry et al.

Comprehensive social influences

Prevention and cessation in classroom program, films, self-monitoring

4

Perry et al.

Comprehensive social influences, prevention component oriented

Prevention in senior high school classroom, films, self-monitoring

3

Peters

Cognitive behavioral-consequences, coping with withdrawal

System-wide, self-help quit kit "Quit 4 life", call a toll free number to request kit

NA

Peterson, Clark

Social influence, group decision to cut down

School clinic

3

Popham et al.

Social influence, health and social consequences, society's disapproval, profit motivation of tobacco industry

System-wide, TV, radio, outdoor and print media. 13 general audience ads, 2 youth-focused ads

NA

Prince

Cognitive behavioral

School clinic

6

Quinlan and McCaul

Stages of change-pre-contemplation (costs and benefits), action (quit techniques and quit date)

Brief university clinic-two activities and take home materials

1

Rigotti et al.

Supply reduction, enforcement of no-sales laws to minors

System-wide, health department distributed written information to vendors and penalized noncompliance; minors attempted to purchase tobacco from vendors, surveys

NA

Skjoldebrand, Gahnberg

Addiction model

Medical, 1 public dental clinic: interviews and advice about tobacco, waiting room posters, brochures, and video program, some instruction by dental nurses in a group-information format, referral to tobacco detoxification program offered

NA

Smith et al.

Addiction model

Medical clinic-like, patch, behavioral counseling with group support-coping, wellness, relapse prevention

8

St.Pierre, Shute, Jaycox

Cognitive-behavioral, I-quit, psychosocial dependency, chemical addiction

School clinic, video

6

Suedfeld et al.

Affect-oriented, SD to "unfreeze" attitudes and permit change

University lab; sensory deprivation (Sensory D) chamber

1 24 hour Sensory D session

Sussman, Burton et al.

Cognitive-behavioral, psychosocial dependency and chemical addiction

School clinic, videos

5

Sussman, Dent, Lichtman

Motivation enhancement, with social influences and chemical addiction material

School clinic, school meetings and events in 1 condition

8

Sussman, Dent, Stacy

Motivation enhancement-skills-decision making-chemical addiction

Continuation high school classroom program

12

Townsend et al.

Social influence

Medical, nurse or physician assisted, quit pamphlet, general practice setting

1

Vartiainen et al.

Contingency-based, quit-and-Win lottery (for ~$1,600)

System-wide, through schools, biochemically validated quitting to enter lottery

NA

Wakefield et al.

Supply reduction: restrictions on smoking at home, school and public places

System-wide, cross-sectional survey; self-reports

NA

Zavela, Harrison, Owens

Substitution (addiction), with coping-oriented material

College clinic

9

Zavela, Harrison, Owens

Substitution (addiction), with coping-oriented material

College clinic

9

Zheng

Motivation enhanced, with social influence and addiction

School-based clinic setup in community center

8

  1. NA = not applicable; NR = not reported.