title: Mood management mail intervention increases abstinence rates for Spanish-speaking Latino smokers.
abstract: A self-administered mood management intervention program for smoking cessation provided through the mail to Spanish-speaking Latinos resulted in a 23% abstinence rate at 3 months compared to an 11% abstinence rate for a smoking cessation guide alone. Participants (N = 136) were randomly assigned to receive either the cessation guide (the Guía), or the Guía plus a mood management intervention (Tomando Control de su Vida) presented in writing and in audiotape format. At 3 months after random assignment, 16 out of 71 of those assigned to the Guía-plus-mood management condition reported being abstinent (not smoking for at least 7 days) compared to 7 out of 65 in the Guía-only condition (z = 1.8; p = .04, one-tailed). Moreover, those with a history of major depressive episodes, but not currently depressed, reported an even higher abstinence rate in the Guía-plus-mood management condition, compared to the Guía-only condition (31 vs. 11%, z = 1.8, p = .04, one-tailed). We conclude that the mood management mail intervention substantially increases abstinence rates, especially for those with a history of major depressive episodes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco General Hospital 94110, USA.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Posner
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Pérez-Stable
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010174:Pamphlets; D011897:Random Allocation; D016540:Smoking Cessation