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Algorithm for cessation messages.
| Message type | Number of messages per quitting stage | |||||
| Prequit | Quit day and day 2 |
Early quit | Late quit | Relapse | Encouragement to try quitting again later |
|
| Preparing to quit | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benefits of quitting | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| Coping and coping strategies | 14 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Discomfort and difficulties | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Encouragement | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Nicotine replacement therapy and pharmacotherapy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Quitting skills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Relapse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
