The Dutch Heart Health Community Intervention 'Hartslag Limburg': effects on smoking behaviour.
METHODS
A pretest-posttest control group design with two posttests was used to evaluate the effects of a regional Dutch Heart Health Community Intervention on smoking behaviour and its determinants. At baseline, a cohort research population of 1,200 smokers was recruited in the intervention region and in a control region. Data was gathered by means of short structured telephone interviews.


RESULTS
No significant differences were found between the intervention region and the control region on smoking behaviour and its determinants.


CONCLUSIONS
It is concluded that the regional intervention was unable to exceed secular trends in smoking cessation.
Ronda
Gaby
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Department of Health Education and Promotion, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. G.Ronda@GVO.unimaas.nl
Van Assema
Patricia
P
Candel
Math
M
Ruland
Erik
E
Steenbakkers
Mieke
M
Van Ree
Jan
J
Brug
Johannes
J
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