Motivating smokers to quit using computer-generated letters that target either reduction or cessation: A population-based randomized controlled trial among smokers who do not intend to quit.

Journal: Drug and alcohol dependence
Published Date: Sep 1, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study examined the long-term efficacy of individualized counseling letters that targeted either smoking abstinence or reducing the number of cigarettes smoked per day to promote future cessation.

Authors

  • Christian Meyer
    Department of Social Medicine and Prevention, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Partner site Greifswald, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Greifswald, Germany. Electronic address: chmeyer@uni-greifswald.de.
  • Sabina Ulbricht
    Department of Social Medicine and Prevention, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Partner site Greifswald, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Greifswald, Germany.
  • Severin Haug
    Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction at Zurich University, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Anja Broda
    Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.
  • Gallus Bischof
    Research Group S:TEP, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Hans-Jürgen Rumpf
    Research Group S:TEP, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Ulrich John
    Department of Social Medicine and Prevention, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Partner site Greifswald, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Greifswald, Germany.

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