Table 1.

Baseline and Follow-up Measures of Smoking

Variable	Motivational Interviewing Mean(SD)	Prescribed Advice Mean(SD)
Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence
Baseline	4.07(2.52)	5.00(2.07)
Follow-up	3.43(2.85)	4.14(1.75)
Cigarettes per Day
Baseline	15.53(11.10)	16.73(8.71)
Follow-up	7.00 (8.62)*	15.79(14.02)*
Desire to Quit Smoking (1–10 Range)
Baseline	7.50(1.70)	8.20(2.15)
Follow-up	6.79(3.62)	7.73(3.01)
Expectation of Success (1–10 Range)
Baseline	6.93(2.17)	5.60(2.38)
Follow-up	7.43(3.50)	6.67(2.61)
Perceived Difficulty (1–10 Range)
Baseline	7.93(2.09)	7.33(2.55)
Follow-up	6.50(2.82)	7.73(1.91)

^*p < .05.