Tobacco Cessation Intervention for U.S. Marine Corps Recruits
Abstract
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has the highest tobacco use rates of all of the Services. About 41% of entering USMC recruits are smokers, and 20% use smokeless tobacco. Although recruits are prohibited from using all forms of tobacco during basic training, post- graduation relapse rates are high, and a proportion of nonusers initiate tobacco use following graduation from boot camp. Adding a minimal intervention to the tobacco ban could provide significant benefits in long-term tobacco cessation among new USMC personnel. The primary objective of this study is to develop and evaluate a brief, video-based, tobacco cessation intervention that is tailored for the Marine Corps and practical for delivery in the training environment. Approximately 200 platoons (N = 15,000 - 18,000 recruits) will be randomly assigned to either the Intervention (I) or Control (C) group. The first video (11 or Cl) will be presented near the end of basic training; the second video (12 or C2) will presented when the new graduates report to the School of Infantry a few weeks after basic training. Three and 12- month follow-up surveys on tobacco use will be mailed to all participants. Results will be analyzed for the effects of the videos on participants' tobacco use, quit attempts, and stage of change.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA407671
Entities
People
- Asha V. Devereaux
- Linda K. Trent
- Margaret A.K. Ryan
- Susan Hilton
- Ted Melcer
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center