Table 6.

Summary of components of the smoking cessation module per session.

Session	Intervention Objectives/Components
Session 1	Goal-setting and action-planning: Objective specification and commitment Self-monitoring: Cigarette consumption logs Psychoeducation: Cigarette components and smoking consequences Cognitive restructuring: Irrational, false or inaccurate beliefs about smoking cessation Stimulus control: Reduction strategies Nicotine and cigarette fading: Reduction of nicotine/number of cigarettes by 30% from baseline Breathing and relaxation techniques: Diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation
Session 2	Review of behavioural goals, action plans, and compliance (participant’s homework) Self-monitoring: Cigarette consumption logs Cognitive restructuring: Irrational, false or inaccurate beliefs about smoking cessation Stimulus control: Smoking avoidance in three different situations and other reduction strategies Nicotine and cigarette fading: Reduction of nicotine/number of cigarettes by 30% from week 1 Maintenance and relapse prevention: Avoidance of withdrawal symptoms Review of diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation
Session 3	Review of behavioural goals, action plans, and compliance (participant’s homework) Self-monitoring: Cigarette consumption logs Vicarious and self-reinforcement: Changes in smoking achieved and benefits Stimulus control: Smoking avoidance in six different situations and other reduction strategies Nicotine and cigarette fading: Reduction of nicotine/number of cigarettes by 30% from week 2 Maintenance and relapse prevention: Avoidance of withdrawal symptoms Review of diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation
Session 4	Review of behavioural goals, action plans, and compliance (participant’s homework) Self-monitoring: Cigarette consumption logs Vicarious and self-reinforcement: Changes in smoking achieved and benefits Stimulus control: Smoking avoidance in nine different situations and other reduction strategies Nicotine and cigarette fading: Reduction of nicotine/number of cigarettes by 30% from week 3 Maintenance and relapse prevention: Avoidance of withdrawal symptoms Review of diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation
Session 5	Review of behavioural goals, action plans, and compliance (participant’s homework) Self-monitoring: Cigarette consumption logs Vicarious and self-reinforcement: Changes in smoking achieved and benefits Abstinence planning: Setting the day when abstinence starts Problem solving and social skills: High risk situations for smoking and alternative behaviours Maintenance and relapse prevention: Avoidance of withdrawal symptoms Review of diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation
Sessions 6, 7, 8	Review of behavioural goals, action plans, and compliance (participant’s homework) Self-monitoring: Cigarette consumption logs/review of abstinence Abstinence planning: Setting the day when abstinence starts Vicarious and self-reinforcement: Changes in smoking achieved and benefits Problem solving and social skills: High risk situations for smoking and alternative behaviours Review of diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation Maintenance and relapse prevention: Difference between lapse and relapse