[Could a contest encourage smokers from an unfavorable environment to abstain from smoking for at least six weeks?].
A contest to encourage smokers to quit and to remain nonsmokers for at least six weeks was held in a low income neighbourhood in Montreal. The contest was one of many activities for a multifactorial community-based heart health promotion program. The objective of this article is to describe the intervention and its evaluation and to reflect on its relative successes. Thirty-one persons registered for the contest, seven stopped smoking during the six-week contest, and six persons remained abstinent two weeks after the end of it. Concrete recommendations regarding the contest and implementation of a smoking cessation program are discussed.
Renaud
L
L
Montréal-centre, QC.
O'Loughlin
J
J
Lampron
G
G
Bonney
D
D
Silver
G
G
Paradis
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011792:Quebec; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
Un concours peut-il inciter des fumeurs d'un milieu défavorisé à s'abstenir de fumer pendant six semaines?