Ken Resnicow|Jacqueline Royce|Roger Vaughan|Mario Orlandi|Matt Smith
Analysis of a Multicomponent Smoking Cessation Project: What Worked and Why
Emory University|Rolls-Royce (United States)|Columbia University|Johnson & Johnson (United States)|Emory University
health promotion interventions often contain several conceptually diverse elements result often difficult determine interventions succeed fail well components retained eliminated one method examine effectiveness individual intervention elements process analysiskick multicomponent smoking cessation intervention developed lower socioeconomic african americans intervention includes several components including 24page printed cessation manual stagedcessation video quit contract two quit win contests single telephone booster call using data randomized intervention trial designed test efficacy kick intervention article examines use impact interaction interventions subcomponents well possible mediating variables related successful quitting among intervention participants n 650in univariate well multivariate analyses adjusting age stage change two five elements watching video entering quit win contest significantly associated 6month point prevalence abstinence submitting quit contract receiving booster call significantly associated quitting univariate analyses reading kick guide significantly associated quitting either analysisdespite positive effects observed individual elements quitting significantly greater among intervention relative comparison subjects primary reason appears overall lack intervention use additional research examining strategies increase use kick intervention components well optimal sequencing combination components may warranted