Open AccessOne-year effects of Project EX: A smoking intervention pilot program with Spanish adolescents
Author(s) -
José P. Espada,
María T. Gonzálvez,
Mireia Orgilés,
Steve Sussman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1461-7277
pISSN - 1359-1053
DOI - 10.1177/1359105315623628
Subject(s) - smoking cessation , intervention (counseling) , medicine , tobacco control , program evaluation , public health , family medicine , gerontology , environmental health , psychiatry , nursing , public administration , pathology , political science
Adolescent smoking is a major public health problem, which has led to the development of cessation programs such as Project EX. However, there is no evidence for the long-term efficacy of cessation among Spanish adolescents. This study provides a 1-year follow-up evaluation of the Project EX tobacco use cessation program among 211 smokers. The intent-to-treat 30-day smoking quit rate for the program group was 7.81 percent ( p = .04), whereas no smokers quit in the control group ( p = .02). The intervention had a significant influence on future smoking expectation, intention, motivation to quit, and overall level of 30-day smoking. Long-term outcomes of the Project EX clinic-based program are promising for adolescent smokers in Spain.