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Participation in a smoking cessation program: a population-based perspective.

E H Wagner1, V J Schoenbach, C T Orleans

  • 1Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA 98101-1448.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|September 1, 1990
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Smokers seeking self-help cessation trials were more likely female, older, educated, and heavier smokers. They reported poorer health and greater belief that quitting would improve well-being.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Smoking cessation programs aim to reduce tobacco use.
  • Understanding participant characteristics is key to optimizing recruitment and intervention effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify factors associated with participation in a health maintenance organization (HMO)-based, self-help smoking cessation trial.
  • To compare participants with non-participants to inform future recruitment strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Compared participants in a self-help smoking cessation trial with non-participants from a health survey.
  • Recruitment utilized HMO magazine mailings and a random health survey sample.

Main Results:

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  • Participants were more likely to be female, older, better educated, and heavier smokers with prior quit attempts.
  • Participants reported poorer self-perceived health, lower life satisfaction, more depression, and less healthy lifestyles.
  • Participants showed a stronger conviction that smoking cessation would improve their well-being.

    • Conclusions:

    • Formal cessation programs tend to attract individuals with a history of addiction and prior quit failures.
    • Findings suggest strategies to increase motivation among smokers with higher potential for treatment success.