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Review and Evaluation of Smoking Cessation Methods: the United States and Canada, 1978-1985
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that 58 percent had made "some changes" in their
smoking and 35 percent had made "substantial
changes." At control sites, 15 percent of the
employees had made "some changes" and 8 per-
cent "substantial changes." A long-term evaluation
of the program is in process.
Some multiple risk factor projects use workers as
subjects, but they are not really "worksite pro-
grams: " Rather, they are long-term clinical research
trials funded by public moneys. These projects were
selective in who they included in their study (e.g.,
some limited services to men or persons who were
at high risk of heart disase or respiratory illness).
The results for some of these projects are shown
in the comprehensive table (under Risk Factor
Intervention 'Ii ials) and will not be examined here.
7iwo dozen worksite cessation programs already
have been described in this volume according to the
method used; their followup quit rates are shown
in the comprehensive table. They also will be noted
here to bring together worksite programs in this
chapter. In this volume, cessation methods were
reviewed under 10 categories. Methods used by
worksite programs that were evaluated included all
but three categories (medication, acupuncture, and
mass media and community programs). Several
programs that offered treatment options provided
one result for all participants. The methods will be
reviewed under six categories with the number of
trials noted in parentheses: self-care (4); educa-
tional methods, clinics, and groups (19); nicotine
chewing gum (2); hypnosis (2); physician counsel-
ing (4); and behavioral methods (26). Nine of the
behavioral trials used cessation and reduction pro-
grams. There was one miscellaneous program with
five trials. Studies with more than one method were
classified in just one category. The discussion will
emphasize the programs with followup quit rates
of at least 6 months, but programs with shorter
followups also will be cited.
In all, there were 35 worksite programs with
followup results provided by 30 different investi-
gator teams. Tiwo teams did two studies each, and
one team did four studies. These 35 programs
generated 62 trials. Six of the studies were reported
between 1970 and 1977, 11 were reported between
1978 and 1982, and 18 were reported in 1983 or
later. Four programs were conducted in several
cities, and nine included more than one company.
Five programs were carried out among the Armed
Forces, and four were conducted at VA hospitals.
Eleven of the 35 programs had at least 1-year
followups, 2 had 9-month followups, 14 had
6-month followups, and 8 had less than 6-month
followups. In terms of trials, 21 had at least a 1-year
followup, and 26 had at least a 6-month followup.
Four programs that used cessation and reduction
methods validated their results by either CO or SCN
testing. Only seven other programs validated their
results by physiological measurements.
Table 22 provides the quit rates for the 62 trials
generated by the 35 programs, along with the
methods used, number of subjects, length of follow-
up, investigators, locations, and identity of the
worksite (where this information was available).
The programs that validated self-reports by physio-
logical measures are indicated. The results reported
for several studies were confusing and incomplete;
I had to calculate their results or rely on secondary
sources. In interpreting these followup results, the
same cautions apply, as noted previously, regarding
self-reports and followup procedures. Self-reported
abstinence rates may be inflated although non-
smoking during working hours might be diflicult for
a worker who has claimed to quit. Still, the worker
could smoke at home and refrain in the office.
Table 22
FOLLOWUP QUIT RATES OF WORKSITE CESSATION PROGRAMS
Reported 1974-1986
Nnmbez Quit
of Rate Follownp Investigators
Intervention Method Subjects (%) Period Location
Year of
Report Notes
Lectums, discussion, buddies, 81 30 6 Months Bauer 1978159 Bell Laboratories.
and videotapes (5 days) Murray Hill, NJ
Lectures, films, and counsel- 33 55 1 Year
ing (11 sessions and 4
followup sessions
Educational groups and 15 47 6 Months
lectures
Self-help modules (nine), 36 14
smoke holding, nicotine
fading, and self-control
Miller 1981152 Cummins Engine Company.
Columbus, Ohio CO validation.
1984150 VA Hospital. T1vo patients included
Dawley, Fleischer, in group. Six subjects who did not
and Dawley complete treatment were not
New Orleans, LA followed up.
6 Months Nepps
New Brunswick.
NJ
1982116 CO validation. Quit rate for 19
subjects starting second module
was 26 percent. Johnson &
Johnson Corporation.
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Tabie 22 (continued)
lrnmber Quit
of Rate FbIIowap I(nvestigators Year of
Intervention Method Subjects (%) Period Location Report Notes
Five-Day Plan and six 118 27 1 Year Mossman
maintenance sessions Albuquerque. NM
Five-Day Plan 35 23 3 Months Seventh-day
Adventist Church.
Seattle, WA
SmokEnders 30 40 1 Year Kanzler, Jaffe, and
Zeidenberg
New York, NY
Groups, peer support, and 101
taped telephone messages (6
weeks)
Group counseling
Self-help
Control
Group meetings and self-help
manual
9 6 Months Grove, Reed, and
Miller,
Indianapolis, IN
218' 40 4 Months Flow
18 Corvallis, OR
5
54 15 3 Months Perrin, Tanant.
Moreton, and East
England
Four options of group sup- 179 35 1 Year Brennan
port: minimal intervention, New York. NY
self-quit telephone calls.
messages, or buddies
ALA-FFS manual and trouble 18 33 1 Year Bishop and Fisher
shooting for some and four Eastern Missouri
meetings for some
ALA-FFS manual and group 48 33
meetings
ALA-FFS manual and group 46 -7
meetings
Group meetings, iottery, no-
smoking contest, contracts,
and 20 meetings over 7
months
Health risk appraisal, health
education modules, and
meetings
Nicotine chewing gum,
clinic, and workbook
Clinic-3 treatments:
Full-19 sessions
Minimal contact-4 sessions
Self-help
Nicotine chewing gum
nr 91 6 Months Stachnik and
80 Stoffelmayr
85 Michigan
nr 53 5 Months Spilman, Goetz,
Schultz.
Bellingham, and
Johnson
Bedminster. NJ,
and Kansas City,
MO
243 20 1 Year Schlegel. Manske,
and Shannon
29 28 Canadian
25-38 military bases
17-29
7-10
161 11 1 Year Soul
At sea
1978158 Employee spouses in^luded.
Sandra Labs.
1980746 Boeing Aircraft. Result based on
27 subjects followed up was 30
percent.
19761118 New York Psychiatric Institute,
Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center. and family members.
Tiventy subjects graduated.
1979175 American Health Foundation pro-
gram for Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
CO validation.
1980187 Doctoral dissertation.
1982768 Program conducted at two sites.
Laboratory of scientists and
engineers. Office of engineers and
clerks.
1983181 Metropolitan Life Insurance Com-
pany. All participants over 4-year
period combined in evaluation.
Success ranged from 29 to 40
percent.
1984170 EASE (Employer Assisted
Smoking Elimination).
1983757 Program conducted at three sites:
hospital service organization,
manufacturing company, and
bank.
1986767 AT&i' Communications. Par-
ticipants came from 690
randomly selected employees from
two sites.
1983249 Six-month program.
Results based on those choosing
abstinence as goal. 'li.venty-nine
percent represents result for three
treatments combined.
198425' British naval seamen serving on
H.MS. Hermes.
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Thb1e 22 (continned)
Intervention Method
Hypnosis and group sessions
Wait-list control
Hypnosis
Group
Antismoking message during
physical examination
Physician advice
Individual counseling
Behavioral modification
Physician examination, advice,
and warning to quit
Physician warning during
examination
Behavioral counseling
Rapid smoking, warm smoky
air, and handling cigarette
litter
Rapid smoking and educa-
tional seminars (4 weeks)
Regular-paced aversive
smoking and self-control
Electric shock, rapid smoking.
and education (4 weeks)
Classes-behavioral method
Nicotine fading (8 sessions)
and Health education
Stress management
Social support
Brand fading, abstinence
training, feedbaek, and
public posting of carbon
monoxide levels
Wait-list controls
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Number
of
Subjects Quit
Rate
(%)
Followup
Period
Investigators
Location
Year of
Report
35 31 3 Months Jeffrey. Jeffrey, 1985771
30 0 Greuling. and
48
19
6 Months Gentry
El Paso, TX
Frank, Umlauf,
1986770
15 20 Wonderlich, and
1,493
13
1-2 Years Ashkanazi
Columbia, MO
Pincherle and
1970"3
14
15
3 Months Wright
London. England
Meyer and
1974772
10 10 Henderson
12 9 Palo Alta CA
543 19 2 Years Richmond 1976424
361
4
11 Months Columbus, OH
Li. Coates, Kim,
1983415
215
8 and Ewart
Baltimore, MD
12 17 9 Months Dawley and 1977564
172
28
6 Months Sardenga
New Orleans. LA
Parker and
198157
26
20
6 Months Younggren
Tacoma. WA
Danaher
1980745
31
39
6 Months Dearbom. MI
Younggren and
197777'
36
25
6 Months Parker
Tacoma. WA
Pomerleau and
1980745
3 Months Pomerleau
Camden. NJ
Abrams. Pinto,
1985742
18 33 Monti. Jacobus,
18 27 Brown, and Elder
18 6 Providence, RI
18 33 9 Months Scott. Denier, and 1983636
10
0 Prue
Jackson. MS
Notes
William Beaumont Army Medical
Center. Military personnel and
dependents. Group had four
sessions.
University of Missouri-Columbia.
Business executives.
Thirty-six screened as high risk of
heart disease.
Varian Corporation.
Cummins Engine Company.
Shipyard workers.
CO validation.
VA hospital employees.
Clinic in military setting.
Ft. Lewis.
Danaher and Lichtenstein self-
help book used. Ford Motor
Company.
Subjects were soldiers at Ft.
Lewis.
Campbell Soup Company. Pro-
gram by Center for Behavioral
Medicine. University of
Pennsylvania.
CO validation. Program con-
ducted at two sites: medical
manufacturing company and
insurance carrier.
VA hospital nurses. Twenty-six
subjects but not all subjects car-
ried out treatment. CO validation.
Three-month treatment.
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