OBJECTIVE: To determine effectiveness of smoking cessation contests at 3 Wisconsin colleges. DESIGN: Pre-post program evaluation, with 6-month follow-up. SETTING: Two-year technical college, private 4-year college, and state university in spring and fall of 2000. SUBJECTS: One hundred fifty-two college smokers. INTERVENTIONS: Students participated in 7-week stop-smoking contests. Successful quitters were eligible for prizes. Smoking status was assessed at 6-month follow-up by telephone survey. RESULTS: The cessation rate for 18- to 24-year-olds was 30% at the end of the contests. At the 6-month followup, 12% of participants were not smoking. Participants who smoked fewer cigarettes per month were more likely to quit smoking at the end of the contests. Although no difference was found between 2- and 4-year college participants, heavier smokers from 4-year colleges were more likely to quit. CONCLUSIONS: Because of their similarity to effective smoking promotions, contests should be considered a cost-effective strategy for this age group.
OBJECTIVE: To determine effectiveness of smoking cessation contests at 3 Wisconsin colleges. DESIGN: Pre-post program evaluation, with 6-month follow-up. SETTING: Two-year technical college, private 4-year college, and state university in spring and fall of 2000. SUBJECTS: One hundred fifty-two college smokers. INTERVENTIONS: Students participated in 7-week stop-smoking contests. Successful quitters were eligible for prizes. Smoking status was assessed at 6-month follow-up by telephone survey. RESULTS: The cessation rate for 18- to 24-year-olds was 30% at the end of the contests. At the 6-month followup, 12% of participants were not smoking. Participants who smoked fewer cigarettes per month were more likely to quit smoking at the end of the contests. Although no difference was found between 2- and 4-year college participants, heavier smokers from 4-year colleges were more likely to quit. CONCLUSIONS: Because of their similarity to effective smoking promotions, contests should be considered a cost-effective strategy for this age group.
Authors: Janet L Thomas; Xianghua Luo; Jill Bengtson; Qi Wang; Winta Ghidei; John Nyman; Katherine Lust; Lawrence An; David W Wetter; Leonard Epstein; Jasjit S Ahluwalia Journal: Addiction Date: 2015-11-11 Impact factor: 6.526
Authors: Catherine H Yu; Giuliana Guarna; Pamela Tsao; Jude R Jesuthasan; Adrian Nc Lau; Ferhan S Siddiqi; Julie Anne Gilmour; Danyal Ladha; Henry Halapy; Andrew Advani Journal: Patient Prefer Adherence Date: 2016-03-24 Impact factor: 2.711