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Behavioral smoking cessation treatment for older chronic smokers
Hill RD, Rigdon M, Johnson S
Behavior Therapy 1993 Spring;24(2):321-329
clinical trial
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

The benefits of behavioral smoking cessation treatment were examined in 82 chronic smokers 50 years of age and older. Participants were randomized into one of four intervention conditions: (1) behavioral training only, (2) behavioral training and nicotine gum, (3) behavioral training and physical exercise, and (4) physical exercise only. Behavioral training involved 3 months of group treatment, and physical exercise consisted of a 3-month walking program. Quit rates were assessed at program end and at 4, 7, and 12 months postrandomization. At 12 months the proportion quit across groups was respectively 31.8, 36.4, 27.8, and 10.0%. One-year quit data indicated that behavioral training facilitated cessation over the physical exercise only condition.

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