Baseline Stage, Severity, and Effort Effects Differentiate Stable Smokers from Maintainers and Relapsers

Authors

Colleen A. Redding, University of Rhode IslandFollow
James O. Prochaska, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Andrea L. Paiva, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Joseph S. Rossi, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Wayne F. Velicer, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Bryan J. Blissmer, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Geoffrey W. Greene, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Mark L. Robbins, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Xiaowu Sun, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

2011

Abstract

This cross-sectional study (N = 4,144) compared three longitudinal dynatypes (Maintainers, Relapsers, and Stable Smokers) of smokers on baseline demographics, stage, addiction severity, and transtheoretical model effort effect variables. There were significant small-to-medium-sized differences between the Stable Smokers and the other two groups on stage, severity, and effort effect variables in both treatment and control groups. There were few significant, very small differences on baseline effort variables between Maintainers and Relapsers in the control, but not the treatment group. The ability to identify Stable Smokers at baseline could permit enhanced tailored treatments that could improve population cessation rates.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Redding, C. A., Prochaska, J. O., Paiva, A., Rossi, J. S., Velicer, W. F., Blissmer, B. J., Greene, G. W.,...Sun, X. (2011). Baseline Stage, Severity, and Effort Effects Differentiate Stable Smokers from Maintainers and Relapsers. Substance Use & Misuse, 46(13), 1664-1674. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2011.565853

Available at: https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2011.565853

Comment

Colleen A. Redding, Andrea Paiva and Xiaowu Sun are from the Cancer Prevention Research Center.

James O. Prochaska, Joseph S. Rossi, Wayne F. Velicer and Mark Robbins are from the Department of Psychology.

Bryan J. Blissmer is from the Department of Kinesiology.

Geoffrey W. Greene is from the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences.