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Comparing intervention strategies among rural, low SES, young adult tobacco users

  • David A. Zanis
  • , Ronald E. Hollm
  • , Daniel Derr
  • , Jennifer K. Ibrahim
  • , Bradley N. Collins
  • , Donna Coviello
  • , Jennifer Ryan Melochick

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate 3-month tobacco quit rates of young adult tobacco users randomized to 2 intervention conditions. Methods: Overall 192 non-treatment-seeking 18-to-24-year-old tobacco users received educational information and advice to quit smoking. Participants were then block randomized to 2 brief intervention conditions: (1) a telephone quitline (TQ) N=90; or (2) a brief direct treatment intervention (BDTI) N=102. Results: A 90-day followup evaluation found that 19.6% of BDTI and 10.2% of TQ participants reported 30-day point prevalence tobacco quit rates (chisquare = 2.37, P=.09). Conclusions: BDTI can help non-treatmentseeking, low SES, young adult tobacco users quit smoking.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)240-247
Number of pages8
JournalAmerican Journal of Health Behavior
Volume35
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Brief intervention
  • Cessation
  • Randomization
  • Recruitment
  • Tobacco

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