结合香烟包上的插件和警告标签,促进戒烟:为期2周的随机试验
James F Thrasher1, Stuart G Ferguson2, Emily E Hackworth1
1Department of Health Promotion, Education & Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
概括
香烟包装插件带有戒烟信息可能会鼓励吸烟者提前戒烟. 这一标签政策显示了有限但有希望的证据,以促进预测戒烟尝试的行为.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 控制烟草的控制方式
背景情况:
- 禁烟建议的香烟包装插件是潜在的标签政策,以帮助戒烟.
- 评估这些插件带有或没有图像健康警告标签 (HWL) 的影响,对于理解它们的有效性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估带有或没有图形健康警告标签 (HWL) 的香烟包装插件对与戒烟相关的心理社会和行为结果的影响.
- 为了确定插件上的有效性信息是否会影响戒烟的自我有效性,动机和相关行为.
主要方法:
- 这是一项2x2对象之间的随机试验,涉及367名成年每日吸烟者.
- 参与者在14天内接受了经过修改的香烟包,包括有效性信息插入或没有插入,以及大图形HWL或小文本HWL.
- 频繁的调查评估了与吸烟相关的感受,担忧,自我效能,希望,动机,感知易感性以及放弃或灭香烟等行为.
主要成果:
- 接受带插件的香烟包的参与者报告放弃或出香烟的可能性明显高 (OR = 2.39).
- 在标签条件 (插入或HWL类型) 与测量的心理社会或行为结果之间没有发现其他统计学上显著的关联.
结论:
- 香烟包装插件的有效性信息显示了有限但有希望的证据,以促进行为,预测戒烟的尝试.
- 需要进一步的研究,以充分阐明包装插件和HWL对全面戒烟结果的影响.
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