• Am J Health Behav · Mar 2008

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

    Outcomes and adherence in Syria's first smoking cessation trial.

    • Taghrid Asfar, Mark Vander Weg, Wasim Maziak, Fadi Hammal, Thomas Eissenberg, and Kenneth D Ward.
    • Smoking Cessation Intervention Program, Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria.
    • Am J Health Behav. 2008 Mar 1; 32 (2): 146-56.

    ObjectiveTo determine the feasibility of implementing cessation interventions in Syria.MethodsWe randomized 50 smokers to either a brief or intensive behavioral cessation intervention. Adherence to treatment and cessation through 3 months postcessation were calculated.ResultsAdherence in the intensive group was only moderate and was associated with smoking for more years and higher self-efficacy. Cessation rates in the brief and intensive intervention groups were 16% and 4%, respectively. Nicotine dependence predicted abstinence at 3 months.ConclusionImportant barriers to cessation included perceived dependence, lack of access to pharmacotherapy, poor social support, and water pipe smoking.

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