# SELF HELP STRATEGIES IN LONG TERM SMOKING CESSATION

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · 1987 · $336,468

## Abstract

Cigarette smoking has clearly been related to a number of major health
disorders.  Most smokers who quit smoking do so without the aid of formal
cessation programs.  Little empirical data are available on interventions
to facilitate self-quitting, or on factors that predict relapse or
successful abstinence for unaided quitters.  The proposed project is
designed to evaluate the long-term effects of various self-help
interventions, and determinants of relapse/maintained abstinence for a
large population of self-quitters.  Specifically, a three-study series is
planned.  Study 1 will evaluate the relative effectiveness of three relapse
prevention interventions offered by a community-based hotline service
targetting self-quitters.  The most effective intervention package will be
used in Study 2, in which 10 counties will be randomly assigned to a
self-help manual or self-help manual and access to the hotline condition.
Subjects will be followed for up to 4 years.  Study 3 will assess factors
related to relapse or maintained abstinence for hotline callers in Studies
1 and 2.  Callers will be interviewed at or near the time of a relapse
episode, and recontacted at various follow-up intervals.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3176323
- **Project number:** 5R01CA038238-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
- **SAM.gov UEI:** F27KDXZMF9Y8
- **Principal Investigator:** DEBORAH J OSSIP
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1987
- **Award amount:** $336,468
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1984-08-01 → 1989-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3176323

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3176323, SELF HELP STRATEGIES IN LONG TERM SMOKING CESSATION (5R01CA038238-04). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3176323. Licensed CC0.

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