Behavior change techniques used in group-based behavioral support by the English stop-smoking services and preliminary assessment of association with short-term quit outcomes
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OBJECTIVE: To develop a reliable coding scheme for components of group-based behavioral support for smoking cessation, to establish the frequency of inclusion in English Stop-Smoking Service (SSS) treatment manuals of specific components, and to investigate the associations between inclusion of behavior change techniques (BCTs) and service success rates. METHODS: A taxonomy of BCTs specific to group-based behavioral support was developed and reliability of use assessed. All English SSSs (n = 145) were contacted to request their group-support treatment manuals. BCTs included in the manuals were identified using this taxonomy. Associations between inclusion of specific BCTs and short-term (4-week) self-reported quit outcomes were assessed. RESULTS: Fourteen group-support BCTs were identified with >90% agreement between coders. One hundred and seven services responded to the request for group-support manuals of which 30 had suitable documents. On average, 7 BCTs were included in each manual. Two were positively associated with 4-week quit rates: "communicate group member identities" and a "betting game" (a financial deposit that is lost if a stop-smoking "buddy" relapses). CONCLUSION: It is possible to reliably code group-specific BCTs for smoking cessation. Fourteen such techniques are present in guideline documents of which 2 appear to be associated with higher short-term self-reported quit rates when included in treatment manuals of English SSSs.
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Identifying the presence of BCTs in intervention descriptions included in systematic reviews and national datasets of outcomes has allowed the identification of BCTs associated with effective interventions.
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- Authors
- West, R., Evans, A., & Michie, S.
- Affiliations
- Cancer Research UK (GB)
- University of Surrey (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Venue
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2011-07
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1316-1320
- ISSN
- 1462-2203 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-994X
- OpenAlex
- W2001877879
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 13
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- FWCI
- 3.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- behaviour change techniques, smoking cessation, smoking cessation services, treatment manual, quit rates, relapse prevention, financial incentives
- MeSH terms
- Smoking Prevention, Behavior Therapy, United Kingdom, Humans, Manuals as Topic, Patient Compliance, Preventive Health Services, Time Factors, Smoking Cessation, Treatment Outcome, Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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