Smoking cessation Mental and Behavioural Disorders Smoking addiction
Conditions
Interventions
Interventions:
Both experimental and control interventions will be delivered as the last part of the pre-quit group session (week two of a seven-week course). They will consist either
Sponsors
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must be attending for treatment at the NHS specialist smoking cessation clinic (SSCC) at The Royal London Hospital in East London. All clinic clients who provide informed consent and are able to fill in the study forms in English will be eligible.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unable to fill in the study forms in English.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Urges to smoke and withdrawal symptoms, assessed using the Mood & Physical Symptoms Scale (T2 and T3) Timepoints: T0: At baseline, immediately prior to the first intervention session T1: Immediately following the first intervention session T2: One week later, immediately following the second intervention session T3: At follow-up one week following the second session | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following will be assessed by a 12-item questionnaire developed for the current research: 1. Participants' cognitions regarding the positive outcome expectations of smoking (T0, T1, T2, T3) 2. Expectations of the quitting process (T0, T1, T2, T3) 3. Self-efficacy (T0, T1, T2, T3) Timepoints: T0: At baseline, immediately prior to the first intervention session T1: Immediately following the first intervention session T2: One week later, immediately following the second intervention session T3: At follow-up one week following the second session | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed