TY - JOUR
T1 - An age-progression intervention for smoking cessation: A pilot study investigating the influence of two sets of instructions on intervention efficacy.
AU - Walker, Lucy
AU - Grogan, Sarah
AU - Denovan, Andrew
AU - Scholtens, Keira
AU - McMillan, Brian
AU - Conner, Mark
AU - Epton, Tracy
AU - Arden Armitage, Christopher
AU - Cordero, Maria
PY - 2024/5/9
Y1 - 2024/5/9
N2 - Background: Research on age-progression facial morphing interventions for smoking cessation has not investigated the effect of different instructions for intervention delivery. The objective of this pilot study was to investigate the influence of two instruction types used to deliver the intervention on efficacy of the intervention. Method: Women were recruited and randomly allocated to an age-progression intervention session with (i) neutral instructions; (ii) instructions designed to reassure; or (iii) a condition that controlled for participant engagement (“control”). The conditions were delivered in a one-time procedure, after which primary (quitting intentions) and secondary (cigarettes/week, quit attempts) outcomes were measured immediately post-intervention, and at 1 and 3 months. Results: Seventy-two women (M = 25.7; SD = 0.9) were recruited and randomly allocated to condition (Neutral n = 27, Reassuring n = 22, Control n = 23). Quitting intentions were higher in the Reassuring versus Control arm (3 months post-intervention, F = 4.37, p = 0.016, 95% CI [0.231, 2.539], eta
2 = 0.11); quit attempts were greater in the two intervention arms (58%) versus Control (1-month post-intervention, 15%) (χ
2 = 9.83, p < 0.05, OR 1.00 [0.28, 3.63]). Conclusions: Findings highlight the importance of optimising instructions to enhance intervention efficacy. Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Record: NCT03749382.
AB - Background: Research on age-progression facial morphing interventions for smoking cessation has not investigated the effect of different instructions for intervention delivery. The objective of this pilot study was to investigate the influence of two instruction types used to deliver the intervention on efficacy of the intervention. Method: Women were recruited and randomly allocated to an age-progression intervention session with (i) neutral instructions; (ii) instructions designed to reassure; or (iii) a condition that controlled for participant engagement (“control”). The conditions were delivered in a one-time procedure, after which primary (quitting intentions) and secondary (cigarettes/week, quit attempts) outcomes were measured immediately post-intervention, and at 1 and 3 months. Results: Seventy-two women (M = 25.7; SD = 0.9) were recruited and randomly allocated to condition (Neutral n = 27, Reassuring n = 22, Control n = 23). Quitting intentions were higher in the Reassuring versus Control arm (3 months post-intervention, F = 4.37, p = 0.016, 95% CI [0.231, 2.539], eta
2 = 0.11); quit attempts were greater in the two intervention arms (58%) versus Control (1-month post-intervention, 15%) (χ
2 = 9.83, p < 0.05, OR 1.00 [0.28, 3.63]). Conclusions: Findings highlight the importance of optimising instructions to enhance intervention efficacy. Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Record: NCT03749382.
KW - Aging
KW - Health behaviour
KW - Instructions
KW - Smoking cessation
KW - Women
U2 - 10.1007/s12529-024-10285-3
DO - 10.1007/s12529-024-10285-3
M3 - Article
SN - 1070-5503
JO - International journal of behavioral medicine
JF - International journal of behavioral medicine
ER -