Size, consistency, and stability of stage effects for smoking cessation
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-2004
Abstract
In the transtheoretical model (TTM), the stage effect is one of the most important determinants of health behavior change. Randomly assigned to 1 of 11 treatment conditions were 4653 smokers. A total of 66 stage effects were possible with 6 for each of the 11 treatment groups. The results suggest that brief stage-matched interventions that help populations progress one stage could produce 75% more abstinence. Interventions that help populations progress two stages could produce 300% more abstinence. The results also support the importance of replicating the stage effects across treatment conditions and over time. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Addictive Behaviors
Volume
29
Issue
1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Prochaska, James O., Wayne F. Velicer, Janice M. Prochaska, and Janet L. Johnson. "Size, consistency, and stability of stage effects for smoking cessation." Addictive Behaviors 29, 1 (2004): 207-213. doi: 10.1016/S0306-4603(03)00086-8.
