title: Abstinence and Use of Community-Based Cessation Treatment After a Motivational Intervention Among smokers with Severe Mental Illness.
abstract: Motivational interventions help people with mental illness try to quit smoking, but few studies have evaluated factors associated with this groups' cessation with community treatment. We examined predictors of abstinence after a brief motivational intervention among smokers with severe mental illness. Education, stage of change post intervention, and use of cessation treatment predicted any 1-week period of self-reported abstinence over 6 months (29%). Cessation treatment mediated the relationship between stage of change and abstinence. Because treatment was the key modifiable predictor of abstinence, future research should establish strategies that improve motivation for, access to, and retention in cessation treatment. Clinical Trials Identifier NCT01412866.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Research Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, EverGreen Center, Suite 315, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA. joelle.ferron@dartmouth.edu.
authors.forename: Joelle C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ferron
authors.affiliation: Thresholds, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Devitt
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Research Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, EverGreen Center, Suite 315, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: McHugo
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: A Jonikas
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Research Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, EverGreen Center, Suite 315, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA.
authors.forename: Mary F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Brunette
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D062405:Motivational Interviewing / Q000379:methods; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Abstinence; Decision support; Mental Health Services; Severe mental illness; Smoking cessation