Telephone counseling for smoking cessation: effects of single-session and multiple-session interventions.

Smokers (N = 3,030) were randomized to receive 1 of 3 interventions: (a) a self-help quit kit, (b) a quit kit plus 1 telephone counseling session, or (c) a quit kit plus up to 6 telephone counseling sessions, scheduled according to relapse probability. Both counseling groups achieved significantly higher abstinence rates than the self-help group. The rates for having quit for at least 12 months by intention to treat were 5.4% for self-help, 7.5% for single counseling, and 9.9% for multiple counseling. The 12-month continuous abstinence rates for those who made a quit attempt were 14.7% for self-help, 19.8% for single counseling, and 26.7% for multiple counseling. A dose-response relation was observed, as multiple sessions produced significantly higher abstinence rates than a single session. The first week after quitting seems to be the critical period for intervention.

[1]  J. Pierce,et al.  A new scheduling method for time-limited counseling. , 1995 .

[2]  Elizabeth A. Gilpin,et al.  The demographics of help-seeking for smoking cessation in California and the role of the California Smokers’ Helpline , 1995, Tobacco Control.

[3]  C. Dennis,et al.  A Case-Management System for Coronary Risk Factor Modification after Acute Myocardial Infarction , 1994, Annals of Internal Medicine.

[4]  J. Hollis,et al.  Biochemical validation of smoking status: pros, cons, and data from four low-intensity intervention trials. , 1993, Addictive behaviors.

[5]  W F Velicer,et al.  Standardized, individualized, interactive, and personalized self-help programs for smoking cessation. , 1993, Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association.

[6]  F. Rotgers.  Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People to Change Addictive Behavior , 1993 .

[7]  W. Miller,et al.  Brief interventions for alcohol problems: a review. , 1993, Addiction.

[8]  E. Ziegel.  Statistical Methods for Survival Data Analysis , 1993 .

[9]  J. Hughes.  Tobacco withdrawal in self-quitters. , 1992, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology.

[10]  A. Marcus,et al.  Cancer prevention counseling on telephone helplines. , 1992, Public health reports.

[11]  P. Pirie,et al.  Brief supportive telephone outreach as a recruitment and intervention strategy for smoking cessation. , 1992, American journal of public health.

[12]  W F Velicer,et al.  Assessing outcome in smoking cessation studies. , 1992, Psychological bulletin.

[13]  G. Giovino,et al.  Effects of a smoker's hotline: results of a 10-county self-help trial. , 1991, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology.

[14]  E H Wagner,et al.  Self-help quit smoking interventions: effects of self-help materials, social support instructions, and telephone counseling. , 1991, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology.

[15]  B. Flay,et al.  Factors in smoking cessation among participants in a televised intervention. , 1989, Preventive medicine.

[16]  N. Heather,et al.  Psychology and brief interventions. , 1989, British journal of addiction.

[17]  E. O. O. Smoking.  "The Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction: A Report of the Surgeon General" (Title Page through Table of Contents) , 1988 .

[18]  Elisa T. Lee,et al.  Statistical Methods for Survival Data Analysis , 1994, IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

[19]  M. Krause,et al.  The dose-effect relationship in psychotherapy. , 1986, The American psychologist.

[20]  N. Haley,et al.  Validation of self-reported smoking behavior: biochemical analyses of cotinine and thiocyanate. , 1983, American journal of public health.

[21]  Saul Shiffman,et al.  Relapse following smoking cessation: a situational analysis. , 1982, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology.