The Impact of Reengagement on Long Term Smoking Cessation in Military Personnel, Retirees, and Dependents: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to determine what type of treatment reengagement after smoking relapse would increase long-term cessation. Participants were 134 TRICARE health insurance beneficiaries. At baseline, all participants received a validated, four-session tobacco cessation intervention delivered telephonically with free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). At the three-month follow-up, participants who had failed to quit or who relapsed, were offered the opportunity to attempt to achieve tobacco abstinence again. Participants were randomized into one of three reengagement conditions: (1) Repeat the initial intervention ("Recycle"); (2) Smoking reduction with the eventual goal of cessation ("Rate Reduction"); or (3) the choice between #1 and #2 ("Choice"). Prolonged abstinence and 7-day point prevalence abstinence were measured at 12 months.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 16, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1163746
Entities
People
- Chase A. Aycock
- Gerald W. Talcott
- Indika V. Mallawaarachchi
- Jon O. Ebbert
- Kara P. Wiseman
- Marc A. Patience
- Melissa A Little
- Robert C Klesges
- Xin-qun Wang
Organizations
- 59th Medical Wing
- Mayo Clinic
- University of Virginia