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Feasibility of a telephone-based intervention for support persons to help smokers quit : a pilot study . BACKGROUND Nonsmokers have a potentially supportive role in tobacco cessation efforts . The present study examined the feasibility , acceptability , and potential efficacy of a telephone-based intervention for nonsmoking support persons . METHODS A total of 59 support persons ( mean age = 36 years , 92 % female , 95 % White ) were randomly assigned to a control condition ( N = 30 ; written materials only ) or to a social cognitive theory-based intervention ( N = 29 ; written materials and 5 weekly , 20- to 30-min telephone counseling sessions ) . Both support persons and smokers completed assessments separately by mail at baseline and at weeks 6 ( end of treatment ) and 26 . RESULTS Two thirds of the smokers reported low-moderate levels of motivation to quit at baseline as assessed by the contemplation ladder . Study retention rates were excellent , with 95 % of both support persons and smokers completing the week 26 assessment . Moreover , 86 % of support persons in the intervention group completed all five telephone sessions . Treatment acceptability was high for both support persons and smokers . Compared with the control condition , the intervention was associated with a significant increase in support person self-efficacy to help their smoker ( p = .034 ) and outcome expectancies ( p = .025 ) from baseline to week 6 . However , the intervention was not associated with higher smoking abstinence rates or quit attempts . DISCUSSION The program was successful in reaching smokers with lower levels of readiness to quit . The intervention was feasible and acceptable to both support persons and smokers . Although support persons and smokers can be engaged in this type of outreach program , refinements in the intervention approach are needed to improve the smoking outcomes .
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Intervention_Educational
telephone-based intervention
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Intervention_Educational
telephone-based intervention
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Intervention_Control
written materials only )
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Intervention_Educational
social cognitive theory-based intervention
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Intervention_Control
written materials and
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Intervention_Educational
telephone counseling sessions )
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Outcome_Mental
smokers
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Outcome_Mental
levels of motivation to quit
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Outcome_Other
Study retention rates
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Outcome_Other
Treatment acceptability
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Outcome_Mental
support person self-efficacy
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Outcome_Mental
smoker
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Outcome_Other
outcome expectancies
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Outcome_Mental
higher smoking abstinence rates or quit attempts
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Outcome_Mental
lower levels of readiness to quit
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Outcome_Other
feasible and acceptable
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Outcome_Other
smoking outcomes
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Participant_Condition
smokers quit :
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Participant_Condition
nonsmoking support persons
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Participant_Sample-size
59
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Participant_Age
mean age = 36 years
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Participant_Sex
female
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Participant_Condition
smokers