Assessing the Quality of Goal Setting in Behavioural Support for Smoking Cessation and its Association with Outcomes

Background Smoking cessation behavioural support can be effective but practitioners differ markedly in effectiveness, possibly due to variation in the quality of delivery of key behaviour change techniques, such as goal setting (i.e. setting a quit date). Objectives This study aimed to (i) develop a...

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Published in:	Annals of behavioral medicine 2016-04, Vol.50 (2), p.310-318
Main Authors:	Lorencatto, Fabiana, West, Robert, Bruguera, Carla, Brose, Leonie S., Michie, Susan
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adult Behavior Behavior Therapy - methods Family Medicine Female General Practice Goals Health Psychology Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Objectives Original Original Article Smoking - psychology Smoking cessation Smoking Cessation - psychology Social Support Studies
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Summary:	Background Smoking cessation behavioural support can be effective but practitioners differ markedly in effectiveness, possibly due to variation in the quality of delivery of key behaviour change techniques, such as goal setting (i.e. setting a quit date). Objectives This study aimed to (i) develop a reliable method for assessing the quality of practitioners’ support in setting quit dates and (ii) assess whether quality predicts initiation of abstinence as a first step to quitting. Methods A scale for scoring the quality of goal setting was developed from national guidance documents and applied to 85 transcribed behavioural support sessions. Inter-rater reliability was assessed. Associations between quality scores and quit attempts were assessed. Results The 10-item scale produced had good inter-rater reliability (Kappa = 0.68). Higher quality goal setting was associated with increased self-reported quit attempts ( p
ISSN:	0883-6612 1532-4796