Postpartum smoking cessation and relapse prevention intervention: a structural equation modeling application to behavioral and non-behavioral outcomes of a randomized controlled trial.
The aim of the study was to test the effectiveness of a postpartum smoking cessation and relapse prevention intervention. Structural equation modeling techniques were applied to evaluate the impact of the intervention on smoking behavior and on non-behavioral variables derived from the Transtheoretical Model (TTM). Women were randomized to an intervention (I) and control group (C). Smoking status, TTM-variables, and control variables were assessed four weeks, six and 12 months postpartum. Membership in the intervention group significantly predicted non-smoking and higher self-efficacy six months, but not one year postpartum, after controlling for demographic, smoking, and postpartum risk variables.
Röske
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K
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Greifswald, Germany. roeske@uni-greifswald.de
Schumann
A
A
Hannöver
W
W
Grempler
J
J
Thyrian
J R
JR
Rumpf
H-J
HJ
John
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U
Hapke
U
U
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention