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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Open Access 09-05-2024 | Full length manuscript

An Age-Progression Intervention for Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Study Investigating the Influence of Two Sets of Instructions on Intervention Efficacy

Authors: Lucy Walker, Sarah Grogan, Andrew Denovan, Keira Scholtens, Brian McMillan, Mark Conner, Tracy Epton, Christopher J. Armitage, Maria I. Cordero

Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Abstract

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], eta² = 0.11); quit attempts were greater in the two intervention arms (58%) versus Control (1-month post-intervention, 15%) (χ² = 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.

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Title: An Age-Progression Intervention for Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Study Investigating the Influence of Two Sets of Instructions on Intervention Efficacy
Authors: Lucy Walker
Sarah Grogan
Andrew Denovan
Keira Scholtens
Brian McMillan
Mark Conner
Tracy Epton
Christopher J. Armitage
Maria I. Cordero
Publication date: 09-05-2024
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Electronic ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-024-10285-3

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