One-Year Effects of Project EX in Spain: A Classroom-Based Smoking Prevention and Cessation Intervention Program | Zendy

María T. Gonzálvez | Zendy; José P. Espada | Zendy; Mireia Orgilés | Zendy; Daniel W. Soto | Zendy; Steve Sussman | Zendy

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One-Year Effects of Project EX in Spain: A Classroom-Based Smoking Prevention and Cessation Intervention Program

Author(s) -

María T. Gonzálvez,

José P. Espada,

Mireia Orgilés,

Daniel W. Soto,

Steve Sussman

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

plos one

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99

H-Index - 332

ISSN - 1932-6203

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0130595

Subject(s) - smoking cessation , randomized controlled trial , curriculum , intervention (counseling) , medicine , tobacco control , program evaluation , nicotine , family medicine , environmental health , psychology , public health , psychiatry , nursing , pedagogy , pathology , public administration , political science

Background Tobacco use prevalence rates are high among Spanish adolescents. Programming to counteract tobacco use is needed. Methods and Findings The current study provides a one-year follow-up outcome evaluation of Project EX, an eight-session classroom-based curriculum. The intervention was tested using a randomized controlled trial with 1,546 Spanish students, involving three program and three control schools. Compared to the control condition, the program condition revealed a greater reduction in nicotine dependence ( p < .05) and CO ppm levels ( p < .001), and lower consumption of cigarettes at last month ( p = .03). Conclusions Long-term outcomes of the Project EX classroom-based program are promising for adolescent prevention and possibly cessation in Spain.

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