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Table 5 Cessation studies – recruitment

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

Investigators

Means of recruitment

Reach (recruited/total tobacco users notified)

Retention (% at posttest/attended 1st session)

Follow-up (% at follow-up/completed pretest)

Ary et al.

1. classroom prevention program

92%

100%

76%

Aveyard et al.

1. use of whole classes as part of personal health and social education lessons

90%

NR

89%

Baskerville, Hotte, Dunkley

1. contest

13%

66%

NR

 

2. home room class announcement

   

Bauman et al.

1. telephone screening

55%

NA

73%

Beaglehole et al.

1. classroom education program

99%

NR

92%

Biener et al.

1. telephone screening based on random-digit-dialing

~75%

NA

NA

Chakravorty

1. person-to-person

NR

95%

NA

 

2. PA announcement

   
 

3. flyer

   

Charlton

1. class presentation

26% joined clinic

~33% of clinic attendees

39%

Cinnomin, Sussman

1. class presentation

55%

  
 

2. person-to-person

 

100%

85%

Colby et al.

1. patient assessment (screening) and information about project

85%

NR

95%

 

2. money ($20)

   

Coleman-Wallace et al.

1. school district support and announcements

21%

77%

NA

 

2. money ($3) for control group

   
 

3. mandatory to avoid suspension (57% subjects)

   

Corby et al.

1. newspaper ads

NR

100%

100%

 

2. money ($135 total possible)

   
 

3. referrals from community agencies

   
 

4. person-to-person

   

Digiusto

1. posters

21% (39% in class time, 11% in lunchtime)

80%

~80%

 

2. assembly announcement

   
 

3. classroom announcement

   
 

4. class release time in 1 condition

   

Dino et al.

1. poster "ads" placed in likely smoking areas and public areas around the school

~10%

65%

48%

 

2. PA announcement

   
 

3. person-to-person

   
 

4. class release time

   

Eakin, Severson, Glasgow

1. person-to-person

76% agreed to be in study/approached

84%

80%

 

2. referrals

   
 

3. money ($60)

   

Etter, Ronchi, Perneger

1. names of university administrative files (screening)

   
 

2. surveys by mail

77%

NA

83%

Fibkins

1. person-to-person

9%

100%

NA

 

2. referrals to school counselor and nurse

   

Forster et al.

1. classroom surveys (whole classes)

93%

NA

93%

 

2. media campaigns

   
 

3. policy enactment and enforcement

   

Glasgow et al.

1. chart review/screening (approach subject at contraceptive visit)

74% agreed to be in study/approached

NR

91%

 

2. money ($70)

   

Glover

1. mandatory

NR

100%

100%

Goldberg, Gorn

1. mandatory

NR

100%

~65%

Greenberg, Deputat

1. person-to-person

100% – stopped at first 100; perhaps 40% of tobacco users at school

95%

78%

 

2. referrals

   
 

3. 2 unit credit for complete participation

   
 

4. mandatory

   
 

5. principal support

   

Hafstad, Aaro, Langmark

1. county-wide mass media campaign

NR

NA

66%

 

2. home-mailed questionnaire, with three reminders

   

Horn et al.

1. poster "ads" placed in likely smoking areas and public areas around the school

~10%

72%

NA

 

2. PA announcement

   
 

3. person-to-person

   
 

4. class release time

   

Horswell, Horton

NR

NR

NR

NR

Hotte et al.

1. class credit

74%

46%

31%

 

2. some type of school-wide announcements

   

Hurt et al.

1. flyers in schools

NR

70%

57%

 

2. press releases, TV and radio announcements,

   
 

3. telephone interview/screening

   
 

4. $100 compensation

   

Jason, Mollica, Ferrone

1. classroom program

~100%

~100%

84%

Jerome

1. person-to-person

~23%

88%

NA

 

2. referral by assistant principal

   

Johnson et al.

1. classroom program

~100%

36%

17%

Kempf, Stanley

In-patient facility – NA

98%

NA

77%

Killen et al.

1. classroom program

~100%

NR

78%

Lampkin

1. screened at school health center

42%

NR ~68% completed at least 2 sessions

69%

 

2. provider referral

   
 

3. clinical interview

   
 

4. $2500 offered to participating sites

   

Librett

1. posters

~24%

67%

NA

 

2. flyers

   
 

3. PA announcements

   
 

4. person-to-person

   
 

5. mandatory at 1 of 5 schools

   

Lotecka, McWinney

1. person-to-person

78%

46% – 1 month later

NR

 

2. class release time

   

Matson-Koffman, Miller

1. contest with prizes

27%

NR

44%

McDonald, Roberts, Deeschaemaker

1. posters

NR

46%

NR

 

2. mandatory tobacco classes

   

Mills, Ewy, Dizon

1. mandatory to avoid disciplinary action

~11%

53%

53%

 

2. school referral

   

Murray, Prokhorov, Harty

1. state-wide campaign; 90% school participation, 95% of youth heard or saw at least 1 TV or radio ad

~90%

NA

NA

 

2. funds available for programs – $0.50 per student

   

Myers, Brown

In-patient facility – NA

NA

NA

78%

Myers, Brown, Kelly

1. announcements at outpatient facilities

NR

89%

80%

 

2. intake interview/screening, child and parent

   

Pallonen

NR – vocational high school students

NR

63% – 4 months after baseline

NA

Patten

1. sometimes flyers in schools

NR

89% – 6 months after baseline

50%

 

2. sometimes press releases, TV and radio announcements

   
 

3. for Nicotine Dependence Center consultation

   

Patterson

NR

NR

100%

100%

Pendell

NR

NR

NR

NR

Perry et al.

1. classroom program

~100%

~100%

97%

Perry et al.

1. classroom program

~100%

NR

~100%

Peters

1. widely advertised through TV and print media

94% of requesters agreed to do baseline survey; total reach NR

63%

52%

 

2. free to any teen who reported smoking at least 18 months

   

Peterson, Clark

1. classroom presentation

~39%

NR

100%

Popham et al.

1. state-wide campaign; 50% of youth heard or saw at least 1 TV or radio ad

NR

NA

NA

 

2. youth contacted through school districts

   

Prince

1. PA announcements

~6%

85%

85%

 

2. person-to-person

   
 

3. referrals

   

Quinlan and McCaul

1. screening questionnaire

66%

NA

98%

 

2. ad in university newspaper

   
 

3. posters

   
 

4. extra credit or $10–15

   
 

5. person-to-person

   
 

6. lottery ($100)

   

Rigotti et al.

1. written information sent from health departments

NR

NA

76% annual survey rate

 

2. minor sting operation

   

Skjoldbrand, Gahnberg

All youth who were seen at the clinic for check-ups, NA

100%

NA

NA

Smith et al.

1. flyers

56%

86%

77%

 

2. press releases

   
 

3. referrals

   
 

4. money ($50)

   

St. Pierre, Shute, Jaycox

NR

8%

100%

NA

Suedfeld et al.

1. college newspaper advertisement

NR

NR

70%

 

2. screening of smokers, blind to study

   

Sussman, Burton et al.

1. flyers

~9%

52%

29%

 

2. PA announcements

   
 

3. person-to-person

   
 

4. class release time

   

Sussman, Dent, Lichtman

1. classroom presentation

34%

54%

51%

 

2. elective class credit

   
 

3. person-to-person

   
 

4. class release time

   
 

5. flyers

   

Sussman, Dent, Stacy

1. classroom program

70%

70%

68%

 

2. class credit

   

Townsend et al.

1. voluntary – invitation

73%

NA

NA

Vartiainen et al.

1. campaign letter sent to schools

~3%

NA

55%

 

2. youth fill out registration cards

   
 

3. two prizes of ~$800 at 1-month, 2 prizes of~$1,600 at 6-months

   

Wakefield et al.

1. contacted school districts

80% took annual survey

NA

NA

 

2. voluntary survey; strong restrictions: 57% public places, 48% home, 91% school

   

Weissman et al.

1. person-to-person

NR

55%

55%

 

2. voluntary – invitation

   

Zavela, Harrison, Owens

1. flyers

NR

100%

100%

 

2. PA announcements

   
 

3. ads in college newspapers

   
 

4. referrals

   
 

5. money ($20)

   

Zheng

1. school staff announcements at two schools

72%

98%

NA

 

2. money ($10)

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