This study evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse multi-component intervention aimed at helping Spanish college student smokers to quit smoking.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
255
Motivational interview (50 minutes), on-line self-help material, support e-mail, group therapy, and second motivational interview (20 minutes)
Brief advice (5-10minutes) and a self-help pamphlet
Miren Idoia Pardavila Belio
Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Smoking cessation
The difference in the proportion of students who stopped smoking, between intervention and control subjects.
Time frame: 6 month follow-up
Mean of smoked cigaretes
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
Time frame: 6 month follow-up
Quit attempts
Among students that continued smoking the difference in the numbers of quit attempts between intervention and control subjects
Time frame: 6 month follow-up
Stages of change according to Prochaska's model
The difference in the distribution on the stages of change between intervention and control subjects at 6 month follow-up
Time frame: 6 month follow-up
The self-efficacy to avoid smoking, and
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.
Time frame: 6 month follow-up
Smoking-related beliefs
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.
Time frame: 6 month follow-up
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Intention to quit smoking
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.
Time frame: 6 month follow-up