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A follow‐up of a media‐based, worksite smoking cessation program
Author(s) -
Salina Doreen,
Jason Leonard A.,
Hedeker Donald,
Kaufman Joy,
Lesondak Linda,
McMahon Susan D.,
Taylor Stephanie,
Kimball Peter
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/bf02506865
Subject(s) - health psychology , smoking cessation , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , medicine , physical therapy , public health , family medicine , psychology , psychiatry , nursing , pathology
Described an examination of data collected 2 years following the onset of a media‐based, worksite smoking cessation intervention. Thirty‐eight companies in Chicago were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions. In the inital 3‐week phase, all participants in both conditions received self‐help manuals and were instructed to watch a 20‐day televised series designed to accompany the manual. In addition, participants in the group (G) condition received six sessions emphasizing quitting techniques and social support. In the second phase, which continued for 12 months, employees in G participated in monthly peer‐led support groups and received incentives, while participants in the nongroup (NG) condition received no further treatment. Twenty‐four months after pretest, 30% of employees in G were abstinent compared to only 19.5% in NG. This study is one of the few experimentally controlled worksite smoking cessation interventions to demonstrate significant program differences 2 years following the initial intervention.