Designing an effective worksite smoking cessation program using self-help manuals, incentives, groups and media

Leonard Jason; Doreen Salina; David Hedeker; Peter Kimball; Joy Kaufman; Peter Bennett; Ruth Bernstein; Linda Lesondak

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Designing an effective worksite smoking cessation program using self-help manuals, incentives, groups and media

Leonard Jason, Doreen Salina^*, David Hedeker, Peter Kimball, Joy Kaufman, Peter Bennett, Ruth Bernstein, Linda Lesondak

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Pilot studies indicate that the workplace is a successful site for the implementation of smoking cessation programs (Jason et al., 1987a; 1987b;). Cessation efforts using monetary incentives have had yielded increased success in abstinence (Kleges & Cigrang, 1989). This article provides an overview of previous efforts at worksite cessation programs and outlines a new study that will use self help manuals, incentives, and group support sessions in a multilevel intervention in an attempt to identify successful components of worksite programs. The four year project will attempt to develop a comprehensive worksite program that is capable of being implemented by individual companies. To this end, sixty corporations will receive one of three programs and a week long television newscast on WGN-TV will be aired to accompany the interventions. An overview of the project is presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	155-166
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Business and Psychology
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01013691
State	Published - Sep 1991

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General Business, Management and Accounting
Applied Psychology
General Psychology

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