Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the groups
| Characteristic | Telephone (n=25) mean ± SD, N (%) |
Video (n=24) mean ± SD, N (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (range =20–63 years) | 44.9±11.7 | 45.3±12.8 | 0.80 |
| Marital status | 0.78 | ||
| Married or living with partner | 12 (48.0) | 13 (54.2) | |
| Single or divorced | 13 (52.0) | 11 (45.8) | |
| Education | 0.06 | ||
| Elementary to high school | 13 (52.0) | 11 (45.8) | |
| Some years in college | 6 (24.0) | 1 (4.2) | |
| Baccalaureate or higher degree | 6 (24.0) | 12 (50.0) | |
| Annual family income | 0.58 | ||
| <$40,000 | 9 (36.0) | 11 (45.8) | |
| $40,000–$79,999 | 4 (16.0) | 5 (20.8) | |
| >$80,000 | 12 (42.0) | 8 (33.3) | |
| Medical insurance | 0.36 | ||
| Yes | 15 (60.0) | 18 (75.0) | |
| No | 10 (40.0) | 6 (25.0) | |
| Employed | 0.10 | ||
| Yes | 16 (64.0) | 21 (87.5) | |
| No | 9 (36.0) | 3 (12.5) | |
| Acculturation (range =1.0–3.4) | 1.9±0.5 | 1.8±0.5 | 0.57 |
| Age at smoking onset (range =13–43) | 22.6±5.6 | 23.5±7.1 | 0.99 |
| Cigarettes per day (range =10–31) | 17.2±6.4 | 15.2±4.4 | 0.28 |
| Indoor house smoking | 0.25 | ||
| Yes | 13 (52.0) | 8 (33.3) | |
| No | 12 (48.0) | 16 (66.4) | |
| Indoor office smoking | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 2 (8.0) | 1 (4.2) | |
| No | 23 (92.0) | 23 (95.8) | |
| 24 hours abstinence in the past year | 0.38 | ||
| Yes | 14 (64.0) | 17 (66.7) | |
| No | 11 (36.0) | 7 (33.3) | |
| Presence of other smokers in the family | 0.55 | ||
| Yes | 10 (40.0) | 7 (29.2) | |
| No | 15 (60.0) | 17 (70.8) | |
| FTND score (range =2–9) | 6.0±1.7 | 5.6±1.6 | 0.51 |
| Autonomy over tobacco (range =21–48) | 35.4±7.3 | 33.3±7.9 | 0.39 |
| Alcohol use problems (range =0–28) | 5.0±7.5 | 4.8±7.3 | 0.92 |
| Depressive symptoms (range =0–49) | 13.8±11.4 | 13.6±16.3 | 0.55 |
| Perceived risks of quitting (range =1.9–6.6) | 5.3±0.9 | 4.8±1.0 | 0.05 |
| Perceived benefits of quitting (range =3.6–6.9) | 5.8±0.8 | 6.0±0.8 | 0.35 |
| Perceived family norm for quitting (range =1–6) | 4.4±1.4 | 4.0±2.0 | 0.46 |
| Perceived peer norm for quitting (range =−2–6) | 2.6±2.4 | 2.5±2.6 | 0.98 |
| Self-efficacy in quitting (range =10–44) | 26.0±7.8 | 29.5±8.6 | 0.09 |
Abbreviations: FTND, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; SD, standard deviation.