Impediment profiling for smoking cessation. Preliminary experience.
BACKGROUND
Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable death.


METHODS
Long and short "impediment profilers" (LIPs and SIPs, respectively) addressing nicotine addiction, depression, anxiety, stress, chemical dependency, weight control, and household smoking were developed and applied in a pilot smoking cessation study to tailor treatment.


RESULTS
Quit rate 72 hours after the target quit date was 50%; at 8 and 12 weeks it was 61% and 39%, respectively. The LIP identified fewer impediments than the SIP.


CONCLUSIONS
Impediment profiling for tailored smoking cessation intervention is associated with high initial quit rates and warrants further study.
Katz
David L
DL
Yale Prevention Research Center, Yale University, USA.
Boukhalil
Josette
J
Lucan
Sean C
SC
Shah
Dipti
D
Chan
Wendy
W
Yeh
Ming-Chin
MC
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology