Smoking, Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Keywords
Cessation, College student, Motivational Interview, Self-efficacy, Intention, Beliefs, Young adult
Brief summary
This study evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse multi-component intervention aimed at helping Spanish college student smokers to quit smoking.
Detailed description
This study hipotetize that a multicomponent intervention, tailored to college student and conducted by a nurse is more effective than brief advise. The intervention was a multi-component intervention based on the Theory of Triadic Influence and on previous recommendations made in the Surgeon General's report . The strategies of this program consisted of a 50-minute motivational interview conducted by a nurse and online self-help material. The follow-up included a reinforcing e-mail and group therapy. The smoking-related Self-efficacy, Belief and Intention scale was used to assess outcomes.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMulticomponent intervention
Motivational interview (50 minutes), on-line self-help material, support e-mail, group therapy, and second motivational interview (20 minutes)
BEHAVIORALBrief advice
Brief advice (5-10minutes) and a self-help pamphlet
Sponsors
University of Navarra
Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Randomization was performed by one member of the research team who generated a blocked random number sequence, using EpiInfo version 7.0.9.7, and prepared the sealed opaque sequentially numbered envelopes (1-255) with the corresponding condition written inside. After each student agreed to participate in the study, the enve- lope was opened, determining the group to which he or she would be assigned. Students were unaware of the group assignments and randomization scheme.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 24 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\- Undergraduate or master students that smoked an average of at least one cigarette a week within the last 6 months
Exclusion criteria
\- Students who are ex-smokers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking cessation | 6 month follow-up | The difference in the proportion of students who stopped smoking, between intervention and control subjects. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quit attempts | 6 month follow-up | Among students that continued smoking the difference in the numbers of quit attempts between intervention and control subjects |
| Stages of change according to Prochaska's model | 6 month follow-up | The difference in the distribution on the stages of change between intervention and control subjects at 6 month follow-up |
| Mean of smoked cigaretes | 6 month follow-up | Among students that continued smoking the difference in the mean of cigarrete per day between intervention and control subjects; the difference in the mean of this variable pre- and post-intervention or control program |
| Smoking-related beliefs | 6 month follow-up | the difference in the mean of smoking-related beliefs between intervention and control subjects; the difference in the mean of this variable pre- and post-intervention or control program; and the proportion of the total effect of smoking cessation explained by smoking-related beliefs. |
| Intention to quit smoking | 6 month follow-up | the difference in the mean of intention to quit smoking between intervention and control subjects; the difference in the mean of this variable pre- and post-intervention or control program; and the proportion of the total effect of smoking cessation explained by intention to stop smoking. |
| The self-efficacy to avoid smoking, and | 6 month follow-up | the difference in the mean of self-efficacy to avoid smoking between intervention and control subjects; the difference in the mean of this variable pre- and post-intervention or control program; and the proportion of the total effect of smoking cessation explained by self-efficacy to avoid smoking. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed