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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Quit attempts"”.
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An analysis of tobacco cessation quit aids and quit attempts from a national study on tobacco cessation
… context for understanding the high prevalence of quit interest among smokers and the high relapse rates associated with quit attempts. While the increased availability of different, clinically proven tobacco cessation aids should lower the barrier associated with tobacco abstinence, the prevalence …
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Examination of self-determination theory constructs as mediators of the effect of motivational interviewing on tobacco cessation outcomes
… interviewing to health education on smoking quit attempts (KC Quest). Results of the parent trial unexpectedly revealed that motivational interviewing was not more effective than health education for inducing quit attempts of smoking cessation. While the mechanism through with the …
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The role of health risk perception variables on smoking-related outcomes in a motivational interviewing-based intervention for college students
… vulnerability, and smoking behavior measures (quit attempts and cessation) were assessed in 302 college-aged student smokers at baseline, end of treatment (3 months), and follow-up (6 months). Logistic regression analyses that controlled for level of smoking were used to examine risk perception …
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Increasing Readiness to Change Among Smokers in a Primary Care Setting
… interviewing, for increasing motivation to quit among male smokers in the pre-contemplation and contemplation stages of change who were primary care patients at an Eastern urban VA medical center. Contrary to expectations, participants receiving motivational interviews did not increase more …
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The Effect of Web-Based Support as an Adjunct to a Self-Help Smoking Cessation Program
… as well as tended to encourage repeated quit attempts. Although Web-based supports did not appear to increase the effectiveness of the nationally sponsored self-help intervention, this study demonstrated overall 12 week follow-up abstinence rates of 30-32%--greater than what might be …
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The Relationship Between Religiosity and Tobacco Use in a Mexican Spanish Speaking Sample in the United States
… identified as religious had higher interest in quitting (<em>M</em> = 5.94, <em>SD</em> = 2.39) than those who did not (<em>M</em> = 5.05, <em>SD</em> = 2.46); <em>t</em>(142) = 1.99, <em>p</em> = 0.02,<em> g</em> = .37. Higher personal religiosity was associated with a higher interest in …
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Personalized Feedback for Smokers with Elevated Anxiety Sensitivity
… The majority of smokers report a desire to quit and most make a serious quit attempt each year. Unfortunately, more than 95% of cessation attempters relapse within 6 months. Clinical and laboratory studies have identified negative affect as a potent precipitant of relapse and more severe …
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An evaluation of social-cognitive factors in dietary restraint, smoking, and weight control smoking
… by dietary restraint and number of previous quit attempts). These results once again suggest that intervention programs for any of the three behaviors should attempt to improve self-efficacy skills. In addition, programs aimed at restrained eaters and weight control smokers should attempt to …
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Stepped Care for Smoking Cessation: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Simulation of Future Outcomes
… use and dependence, smokers find difficulty quitting. Recently, stepped care has been proposed as a viable intensive approach for achieving long-term cessation. This research sought to evaluate cost-effectiveness of stepped care in a diverse population of smokers and analyze future health …
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Factors Influencing College Seniors' Intentions To Quit Cigarette Smoking
… smoking. While some college students are making quit attempts, they have limited success. Past research has identified graduation as one life event around which college students plan to quit smoking. Therefore, the college senior may be at a reachable moment related to cessation interventions. It …
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Predictors of an Intention to Quit Waterpipe Smoking among Arab Americans: Application of The Theory of Planned Behavior
… investigated the predictors of an intention to quit waterpipe smoking among the Arab-Americans population specifically. Our study’s objective is to investigate the predictors of an intention to quit waterpipe smoking in next 12 months among a sample of Arab Americans who smoke tobacco using a …
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Improving smoking cessation for vulnerable populations in low-resourced settings
… moderate proportion of participants successfully quit following a second round of intervention. Abstinence rates in both treatment groups were low, with just 11% of participants in the BC+cNRT and 8% of participants abstinent at 6 months post-retreatment. Notably, adherence to the intervention was …