title: Development of a Targeted Smoking Relapse-Prevention Intervention for Cancer Patients.
abstract: We describe the series of iterative steps used to develop a smoking relapse-prevention intervention customized to the needs of cancer patients. Informed by relevant literature and a series of preliminary studies, an educational tool (DVD) was developed to target the unique smoking relapse risk factors among cancer patients. Learner verification interviews were conducted with 10 cancer patients who recently quit smoking to elicit feedback and inform the development of the DVD. The DVD was then refined using iterative processes and feedback from the learner verification interviews. Major changes focused on visual appeal, and the inclusion of additional testimonials and graphics to increase comprehension of key points and further emphasize the message that the patient is in control of their ability to maintain their smoking abstinence. Together, these steps resulted in the creation of a DVD titled Surviving Smokefree®, which represents the first smoking relapse-prevention intervention for cancer patients. If found effective, the Surviving Smokefree® DVD is an easily disseminable and low-cost portable intervention which can assist cancer patients in maintaining smoking abstinence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 4115 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33617, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 4115 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33617, USA.|Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Cathy D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Meade
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 4115 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33617, USA.
authors.forename: Diana B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 4115 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33617, USA.
authors.forename: Monica S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Carrington
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 4115 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33617, USA.|Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Thoracic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Brandon
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 4115 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33617, USA.|Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Judith C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Eric B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Haura
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 4115 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33617, USA. Vani.Simmons@moffitt.org.|Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. Vani.Simmons@moffitt.org.|Department of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. Vani.Simmons@moffitt.org.|Department of Thoracic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA. Vani.Simmons@moffitt.org.
authors.forename: Vani N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Simmons
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cancer; Educational intervention; Formative research; Relapse-prevention; Smoking