Journal article
A Comparison of Alternative Theoretical Approaches to Smoking Cessation and Relapse
Health psychology, Vol.7(6), pp.545-556
1988
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.7.6.545
PMID: 3215161
Abstract
Two theoretical approaches to smoking cessation were compared. Participants were randomly assigned either to (a) a traditional treatment program that used contingency contracting and that emphasized the necessity for absolute abstinence (AA) or to (b) a relapse-prevention (RP) treatment that focused on gradual acquisition of nonsmoking skills. It was hypothesized that participants in the RP treatment would be less successful initially but would have better maintenance skills and thus would relapse less during a 1-year follow-up period. Each program was evaluated in two formats: group-based treatment and self-help materials. Results indicated comparable 1-year abstinence rates for all treatments, although more participants dropped out of the self-help formats. Participants in the RP intervention were more likely to lapse sooner after quitting and were more likely to quit again during the 1-year maintenance period. Exploratory analyses of successful participants suggested that women were more successful in the RP program and that men had greater success with the AA approach.
Key words: smoking cessation, relapse prevention (RP), theoretical approaches
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Comparison of Alternative Theoretical Approaches to Smoking Cessation and Relapse
- Creators
- Susan J Curry - Group Health CooperativeG. Alan Marlatt - University of WashingtonJudith Gordon - University of WashingtonJohn S Baer - University of Washington
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health psychology, Vol.7(6), pp.545-556
- Publisher
- Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
- DOI
- 10.1037/0278-6133.7.6.545
- PMID
- 3215161
- ISSN
- 0278-6133
- eISSN
- 1930-7810
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1988
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984366297802771
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