Effects of behavioral skills training and schedule of nicotine gum administration on smoking cessation.
Eighty-nine smokers were randomly assigned to four nicotine gum treatments for smoking cessation: behavioral treatment plus a fixed schedule of nicotine gum, behavioral treatment plus an ad lib schedule, education plus a fixed schedule, and education plus an ad lib schedule. The four treatment conditions produced similar rates of abstinence (40.9% to 58.3%) at the end of 11 weeks of treatment. However, at 6-month follow-up, the subjects who had received behavioral treatment had a significantly better abstinence rate (36.7%) than those receiving education (17.5%). Nicotine gum schedule had no effect on treatment outcome.
Goldstein
M G
MG
Department of Psychiatry, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906.
Niaura
R
R
Follick
M J
MJ
Abrams
D B
DB
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002638:Chewing Gum; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011897:Random Allocation; D012907:Smoking / Q000628:therapy*
D002638:Chewing Gum; D009538:Nicotine