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. 2020 Oct 6;7(10):e22833. doi: 10.2196/22833

Table 3.

Outcomes at 4 weeks after quit date.

Outcome and group Treatment Control Chi-square test (df) t test (df) P value RRa (95% CI) Group difference (95% CI)
Primary outcome



7-day abstinence, n (%)








ITTb (n=530) 118 (44.5) 75 (29.3) 13.7 (1) N/Ac <.001 1.55 (1.23 to 1.96) N/A

PPd,e (n=456) 118 (52.4) 75 (32.5) 17.8 (1) N/A <.001 1.62 (1.29 to 2.02) N/A
Secondary outcomes



14-day abstinence, n (%)








ITT (n=530) 91 (34.3) 62 (23.3) 7.2 (1) N/A .007 1.47 (1.12 to 1.93) N/A

PPe (n=456) 91 (40.4) 61 (26.4) 9.5 (1) N/A .002 1.53 (1.17 to 2.0) N/A

Any additional quit attempt beyond initial quit date, n (%)






ITT (n=530) 68 (25.6) 86 (32.5) 2.6 (1) N/A .10 0.79 (0.6 to 1.03) N/A

PPf (n=443) 68 (30.9) 86 (38.6) 2.5 (1) N/A .11 0.8 (0.62 to 1.04) N/A

Knowledge improved, n (%)g








ITT (n=530) 104 (39.2) 77 (29.1) 5.7 (1) N/A .02 1.35 (1.06 to 1.72) N/A

PPf (n=443) 104 (47.3) 76 (34.1) 7.5 (1) N/A .006 1.39 (1.1 to 1.75) N/A

Confidence improved, n (%)g








ITT (n=530) 84 (31.6) 65 (24.5) 3.0 (1) N/A .08 1.29 (0.98 to 1.7) N/A

PPf (n=443) 84 (38.2) 64 (28.7) 4.1 (1) N/A .04 1.33 (1.02 to 1.74) N/A

Attitude improved, n (%)g








ITT (n=530) 100 (37.7) 103 (38.8) 0.0 (1) N/A .86 0.97 (0.78 to 1.21) N/A

PPf (n=443) 100 (45.5) 101 (45.3) 0.0 (1) N/A >.99 1 (0.82 to 1.23) N/A

Change in SASEQh (24-point scale), mean (SD)






ITT (n=530) 4.2 (7.0) 3.1 (6.7) N/A 1.7 (527) .09 N/A 1.0 (–0.161 to 2.17)

PPi (n=440) 5.1 (7.4) 3.6 (7.0) N/A 2.0 (436) .04 N/A 1.4 (0.052 to 2.75)

Change in WEMWBSj (56-point scale), mean (SD)






ITT (n=530) 0.7 (7.0) 0.6 (6.5) N/A 0.2 (525) .83 N/A 0.13 (–1.02 to 1.28)

PPi (n=440) 0.9 (7.7) 0.8 (7.0) N/A 0.2 (433) .88 N/A 0.11 (–1.26 to 1.48)
Unregistered outcomes



Cigarettes per day in those that failed to quit, mean (SD)






PP (n=222) 7.9 (6.4) 7.5 (5.9) N/A 0.5 (180) .65 N/A 0.39 (–1.29 to 2.06)

% reduction in cigarettes per day in those that failed to quit, mean (SD)






PP (n=222) 48.1 (28.2) 48.9 (29.3) N/A –0.2 (194) .83 N/A –0.83 (–8.57 to 6.91

aRR: risk ratio.

bITT: intention to treat.

cN/A: not applicable.

dPP: per protocol.

eTreatment: n=225; control: n=231.

fTreatment: n=220; control: n=223.

gAs measured by percentage of participants reporting “strongly agree.”

hSASEQ: Smoking Abstinence Self-efficacy Questionnaire.

iTreatment: n=219; control: n=221.

jWEMWBS: Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale.