# SELF-HELP SMOKING CESSATION FOR WOMEN AT THE WORKSITE

> **NIH NIH R01** · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · 1987 · $352,758

## Abstract

This five year program of research will provide a controlled evaluation of
the short and long-term effectiveness of self-help smoking cessation
programs for women in a worksite setting.  Two interrelated studies will be
employed to determine the best format for administration (individual or
group), and whether the unique resources available at the workside can be
used to enhance treatment efficacy and influence smoking patterns among all
smokers at the worksite, including the non-participants.

Study 1 is a controlled, randomized trial that compares an
individually-administered self-help protocol, a group-administered
self-help protocol, and a minimal treatment control.  The study will be
conducted in three worksites to increase the sample size and
generalizability (Total N=540).  Multiple measures of outcome will be taken
and subjects will be followed for 12 months.  Smoking outcomes will include
cessation and reduction rates and will be measured using self-report,
saliva cotinine, and corroboration from a significant other.  Mediating
mechanisms will be examined including measures of social support.  The
results will provide a test of self-help smoking cessation programs at the
worksite and which of the two self-help formats employed is the most
effective.

Study 2 will determine if the efficacy of the optimal self-help program,
identified in Study 1, is significantly enchanced by the addition of an
"organizational" component designed to maximized the unique resources
available at the worksite.  The organizational component includes media
feedback, competition and other social influence procedures.  This study
will be conducted in four worksites; two will be randomly assigned to the
self-help plus organizations component condition, and two to the self-help
alone condition (N=300).  Participants will be evaluated on similar
measures and at the same times as outlined in Study 1.  A combined
cross-sectional and cohort telephone survey will also be employed in this
study to evaluate the diffusion effects of the interventions on all smokers
including non-participants.

Results of both studies should yield sufficient information to identify an
optimal worksite-based, self-help smoking cessation program that is
replicable, relatively inexpensive, and fully utilizes the unique resources
of worksite settings.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3176391
- **Project number:** 5R01CA038309-04
- **Recipient organization:** MIRIAM HOSPITAL
- **SAM.gov UEI:** KD5TGBT7AKC9
- **Principal Investigator:** David Brian Abrams
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1987
- **Award amount:** $352,758
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1984-09-20 → 1989-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3176391

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3176391, SELF-HELP SMOKING CESSATION FOR WOMEN AT THE WORKSITE (5R01CA038309-04). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3176391. Licensed CC0.

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