Self-help smoking cessation and maintenance programs: A comparative study with 12-month follow-up by the American Lung Association

A.L. Davis, R. Faust and M. Ordentlich

American Journal of Public Health, 1984, vol. 74, issue 11, 1212-1217

Abstract: One thousand two hundred thirty seven smokers responding to lung association announcements in five geographic areas were randomly assigned to one of four groups and mailed American Lung Association materials: 1) leaflets (L); 2) leflets plus maintenance manual (L + M); 3) cessation manual (C); and 4) cessation and maintenance manuals (C + M). Five telephone interviews over one year achieved a 95 per cent follow-up completion rate. Nonresponders as well as exclusive cigar and pipe users were classified as smokers. Twenty per cent quit initially, with 5 per cent continually abstinent in (C + M) at 12 months vs 2 per cent in (L) (p

Date: 1984
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.74.11.1212

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