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Clinical Trial
. 1981 Oct;16(7):1233-9.
doi: 10.3109/10826088109039176.

Utility of behavioral self-help manuals in a minimal-contact smoking cessation program

L L Pederson, N Baldwin, N M Lefcoe
Clinical Trial

Utility of behavioral self-help manuals in a minimal-contact smoking cessation program

L L Pederson et al. Int J Addict. 1981 Oct.

Abstract

The effectiveness of two commercially available smoking cessation manuals was evaluated under minimal therapist contact conditions. Forty cigarette smokers who volunteered to participate in a self-help quit smoking program were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: 18 to Pomerleau and Pomerleau's 1977 manual, 13 to Danaher and Lichtenstein's 1978 manual, and nine to a waiting-list control. Six-month follow-ups indicate that the former manual offers a useful treatment approach, while no firm conclusions can be made regarding the latter manual. Utility of self-help manuals in multilevel treatment programs is discussed.

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