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. 2009 Mar 18;11(4):394–403. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp004

Table 2.

Change in motivational indices from baseline to follow-up

Motivational index Control group Experimental group p value Adjusted p valuea
Motivation to quitb
    Baseline: mean 3.50 3.48 .80
    Postintervention: change from baseline 0.11 0.25 .04 .09
    One month: change from baselinec 0.03 −0.05 .35 .20
Considering quitting in 30 days
    Baseline: % 52.6 53.8 .79
    Postintervention: change from baseline −2.00 1.70 .21 .15
    One month: change from baselinec −4.50 −5.80 .99 .82
Mean motivation to quit indexd,e 3.63 3.53 .30 .06
Percent made a quit attempte 19.0 22.5 .31 .72
Percent enrolled in phone-based programe 15.2 11.6 .22 .24

Note. All measures were assessed among smoking and nonsmoking participants at each time point, unless otherwise noted.

a

Adjusted for baseline value of each variable plus baseline measures of self-efficacy for quitting, perceived likelihood of quitting in next 30 days, number of times ever quit smoking, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence score, perceived smoking-related disease susceptibility, and perceived smoking-related disease severity.

b

Likert scale ranging from 1 = “not at all” to 5 = “extremely.”

c

Analyses limited to continuing smokers only (n = 485) at the 1-month follow-up.

d

Likert scale ranging from 1 to 6, where nonsmokers at 1 month have been assigned a score of 6.

e

Assessed at 1-month follow-up only.