Walker Lucy, Grogan Sarah, Denovan Andrew, Scholtens Keira, McMillan Brian, Conner Mark, Epton Tracy, Armitage Christopher J, Cordero Maria I
Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Brooks Building, Bonsall Street, Manchester, M15 6GX, UK.
School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Int J Behav Med. 2024 May 9. doi: 10.1007/s12529-024-10285-3.
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.
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.
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 = 0.11); quit attempts were greater in the two intervention arms (58%) versus Control (1-month post-intervention, 15%) (χ = 9.83, p < 0.05, OR 1.00 [0.28, 3.63]).
Findings highlight the importance of optimising instructions to enhance intervention efficacy.
clinicaltrials.gov Record: NCT03749382.
关于用于戒烟的年龄增长面部变形干预措施的研究尚未探讨不同干预交付方式的指导语所产生的效果。这项试点研究的目的是调查用于交付干预措施的两种指导语类型对干预效果的影响。
招募女性并将她们随机分配到一个年龄增长干预环节，该环节采用（i）中性指导语；（ii）旨在让人安心的指导语；或（iii）一个控制参与者参与度的条件组（“对照组”）。这些条件以一次性程序交付，之后在干预后立即、1个月和3个月时测量主要结局（戒烟意愿）和次要结局（每周吸烟量、戒烟尝试）。
招募了72名女性（M = 25.7；SD = 0.9）并将她们随机分配到各条件组（中性组n = 27，安心组n = 22，对照组n = 23）。与对照组相比，安心组的戒烟意愿更高（干预后3个月，F = 4.37，p = 0.016，95% CI [0.231, 2.539]，eta = 0.11）；两个干预组的戒烟尝试次数（58%）多于对照组（干预后1个月，15%）（χ = 9.83，p < 0.05，OR 1.00 [0.28, 3.63]）。
研究结果凸显了优化指导语以提高干预效果的重要性。
clinicaltrials.gov记录号：NCT03749382。
