title: Behavioral strategies used by long-term successful self-quitters.
abstract: Smoking-cessation programs have been shown to produce unreliable long-term results. Thus, efficient methods still need to be identified. One way of getting relevant information on successful smoking cessation is to study the quitting methods of unaided, long-term, successful quitters. A structured questionnaire was designed specifically for this purpose. Results from 70 self-quitters indicated that self-quitters typically had high motivation before attempting to quit and used aversive and operant methods currently stressed in the literature. Graded habituation and nicotine-based methods were used by some self-quitters. The findings suggest a two-stage model of quit-smoking program which gives greater attention initially to the systematic development of motivation to quit. This model, it is postulated, might enhance the long-term efficacy of smoking cessation programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Oei
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hallam
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*