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  • Behavioral Science
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Few smokers receive recommended interventions during healthcare visits.
  • Effective, low-cost smoking cessation interventions are needed for broad delivery.
  • Traditional self-help materials have demonstrated limited efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of a self-help smoking cessation intervention with increased duration and intensity.
  • To compare the effectiveness of Traditional Self-Help (TSH), Standard Repeated Mailings (SRM), and Intensive Repeated Mailings (IRM) for smoking cessation.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized parallel trial design with 1,874 daily smokers from a U.S. national sample.
  • Participants were assigned to TSH, SRM (12 months), or IRM (18 months) with monthly mailings.
  • Primary outcome was 7-day point-prevalence abstinence assessed at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months.

Main Results:

  • A dose-response relationship was observed across all follow-up points.
  • At 24 months, IRM achieved the highest abstinence rate (30.0%), followed by SRM (24.4%) and TSH (18.9%).
  • The incremental cost per quitter was significantly lower for SRM ($560) and IRM ($361) compared to TSH.

Conclusions:

  • Increased intensity and duration of self-help interventions significantly improve smoking abstinence rates.
  • The benefits of these interventions extended for 6 months post-intervention.
  • These highly cost-effective interventions are suitable for widespread dissemination in healthcare settings to enhance smoking cessation efforts.