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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Jun;33(6):757-71.
doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.12.005. Epub 2007 Dec 27.

"Look at your health": outcomes associated with a computer-assisted smoking cessation counseling intervention for community college students

Alexander V Prokhorov  1 , Tracey Yost, Mary Mullin-Jones, Carl de Moor, Kentya H Ford, Salma Marani, Briseis A Kilfoy, Joshua P Hein, Karen Suchanek Hudmon, Karen M Emmons
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Randomized Controlled Trial

"Look at your health": outcomes associated with a computer-assisted smoking cessation counseling intervention for community college students

Alexander V Prokhorov et al. Addict Behav. 2008 Jun.

Abstract

Community college students represent 44% of all students enrolled in U.S. higher education facilities. To our knowledge, no previous smoking cessation intervention has targeted community college students. Previous studies suggest that a motivational smoking cessation intervention could be successful for young adult smokers. Combining motivational interviewing sessions with personalized health feedback is likely to increase participants' motivation to quit and movement through the stages of change. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a smoking cessation program based on these premises. We designed a computer-assisted, counselor-delivered smoking cessation program that addresses personal health risks and readiness to change smoking behavior among community college students. A group-randomized, controlled trial was used to assess the intervention in a sample of 426 students (58.5% females; mean age, 22.8+/-4.7 years) from 15 pair-matched campuses. At the 10-month follow-up assessment, the cotinine-validated smoking cessation rates were 16.6% in the experimental condition and 10.1% in the standard care condition (p=0.07). Our results indicate that our computer-assisted intervention holds considerable promise in reducing smoking among community college students.

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Quitters at 10-Month Follow-up by Stage Change Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health
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Changes in Stage Membership by Study Condition Panel 1: Precontemplation Stage at Basline Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; A= Action; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health Figure 2. Changes in Stage Membership by Study Condition Panel 2: Contemplation Stage at Baseline Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; A= Action; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health Figure 2. Changes in Stage Membership by Study Condition Panel 3: Preparation Stage at Baseline Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; A= Action; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health
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Changes in Stage Membership by Study Condition Panel 1: Precontemplation Stage at Basline Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; A= Action; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health Figure 2. Changes in Stage Membership by Study Condition Panel 2: Contemplation Stage at Baseline Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; A= Action; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health Figure 2. Changes in Stage Membership by Study Condition Panel 3: Preparation Stage at Baseline Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; A= Action; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health
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Changes in Stage Membership by Study Condition Panel 1: Precontemplation Stage at Basline Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; A= Action; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health Figure 2. Changes in Stage Membership by Study Condition Panel 2: Contemplation Stage at Baseline Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; A= Action; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health Figure 2. Changes in Stage Membership by Study Condition Panel 3: Preparation Stage at Baseline Note: PC= Precontemplation; C= Contemplation; P= Preparation; A= Action; SC= Standard Care; LAYH= Look At Your Health
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