A feasibility study of home-based contingency management with adolescent smokers of rural Appalachia.
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol
; 23(6): 486-93, 2015 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Cigarette smoking among adolescents remains a significant public health concern. This problem is compounded in regions such as rural Appalachia where rates of smoking are consistently higher than national averages and access to treatments is limited. The current research evaluated a home-based contingency management program completed over the Internet with adolescent smokers recruited from rural Appalachia. Participants (N = 62) submitted 3 video recordings per day showing their breath carbon monoxide (CO) levels using a handheld CO monitor. Participants were assigned to either an active treatment condition (AT; n = 31) in which reductions in breath CO were reinforced or a control treatment condition (CT; n = 31) in which providing timely video recordings were reinforced with no requirement to reduce breath CO. Results revealed that participants in the AT condition reduced their breath CO levels significantly more so during treatment than participants in the CT condition. Within-group comparisons revealed that participants in both conditions significantly reduced their breath CO, self-reported smoking, and nicotine dependence ratings during treatment. However, only participants in the AT condition significantly reduced urinary cotinine levels during treatment, and only participants in this condition maintained all reductions until 6-week post treatment. Participants in the CT condition only maintained self-reported smoking reductions until posttreatment assessments. These results support the feasibility and initial efficacy of this incentive-based approach to smoking cessation with adolescent smokers living in rural locations.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Refuerzo en Psicología
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Tabaquismo
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Terapia Conductista
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Fumar
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Cese del Hábito de Fumar
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOFARMACOLOGIA
Año:
2015
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Article