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

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