A randomized controlled trial of an appearance-related smoking intervention.

Grogan, Sarah; Flett, Keira; Clark‐Carter, David; Conner, Mark; Davey, Rachel; Richardson, Deborah; Rajaratnam, Giri

doi:10.1037/a0024745

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“…Findings extend beyond existing studies that have assessed outcomes using theory of planned behaviour assessments (Flett et al, 2013;Grogan et al 2011), providing some suggestions for mechanisms that may influence positive behavioural intentions towards quitting smoking following the intervention.…”

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Male smokers’ experiences of an appearance-focused facial-ageing intervention

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Male smokers' experiences of an appearance-focused facial-ageing intervention Word count (exc. Abstract and Figure): 5893 2 Abstract This study investigated thirty male smokers' experiences of an appearance-focused, facial-ageing intervention. Individual interviews (n = 21) and three focus groups (n = 9) were conducted. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Male smokers explained that viewing the impacts of smoking on their own face was the most effective part of the intervention and 22 men (73%) said that they intended quitting smoking or reducing number of cigarettes smoked post-intervention. It is recommended that designers of appearance-focused interventions target men in the future as the current findings demonstrated that the majority of men engaged well with the intervention.

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“…Grogan et al 21 conducted a randomised control trial (RCT) in order to assess the effectiveness of an age-progression intervention with women smokers. APRIL Age Progression Software V.2.5 was used in the study.…”

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How effective are physical appearance interventions in changing smoking perceptions, attitudes and behaviours? A systematic review

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Questions still remain as to whether physical appearance interventions have an impact on smoking attitudes, intentions or behaviours, particularly in British samples. To inform practice, additional, well-designed, studies are needed. They should include control groups, use robust randomised allocation to conditions, measures with established reliability and validity and take measures pre and post intervention.

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“…This is in keeping with previous studies on photoageing technology. 11,12 The small sample size and high rates of attrition had serious implications on our study's findings. We found that photoageing technology did not increase the number of quit attempts made by young adult smokers admitted to hospital.…”

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“…[7][8][9] However, a novel intervention using photoageing technology has been shown to be an effective trigger for behavioural change. 10,11 The intervention involves taking a picture of the participant's face, and digitally ageing the image through the use of wrinkling/ageing algorithms to produce a picture of the participant as an aged smoker. When implemented in a community pharmacy setting, the intervention reduced nicotine dependence and produced significantly more quit attempts when compared to smoking cessation advice alone.…”

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What is the scope to test a smoking cessation intervention aimed at young people admitted to hospital?

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Darby²,

Jiwa³

2017

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SUMMARY The hospital setting introduces a number of challenges to implementing this type of intervention, including recruitment barriers and high attrition rates.  Patient engagement in smoking cessation is likely to be affected by the reason for admission and patients' stage of change  To be successful, smoking cessation interventions may need to be tailored to the patients' degree of motivation, as evidenced by their stage of change Key WordsSmoking cessation; interventions; photoageing ABSTRACT BackgroundYoung adults are reluctant to use evidence-based smoking cessation interventions. Subsequently, they are less successful at giving up smoking compared to older adults. This highlights the need for innovative strategies to engage young people in smoking cessation. A novel intervention using photoageing technology has been shown to be an effective trigger for smoking cessation. AimsTo conduct a pilot study deploying photoageing technology to trigger smoking cessation attempts in young adults admitted to hospital. MethodA randomised controlled trial was designed. Thirty participants were recruited from a regional hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Participants were allocated to the intervention and control groups on alternate weeks. All participants received brief smoking cessation advice. The intervention group was digitally aged using the APRIL Face Aging Software. The primary outcomes were measured at six weeks' post-intervention and included number of quit attempts, nicotine dependence, and progression through the stages of change model. ResultsAt six weeks' post-intervention, there was no difference in quit attempts between the two groups (Mann-Whitney U=111 and p=0.484). There was also no difference in nicotine dependence (Mann-Whitney U=106 and p=0.403) or stage of change ( 2 =1.71 and p=0.634) between the groups. ConclusionHospitalisation is associated with a number of barriers, which prevent the implementation of photoageing technology in this setting. Of these barriers, participant recruitment and retention pose the greatest challenge. Due to these considerations, it was not possible to demonstrate an effect size with any confidence. BACKGROUNDCigarette smoke is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Australia.

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A randomized controlled trial of an appearance-related smoking intervention.

Abstract: This study suggests that an appearance-related smoking intervention may be a useful adjunct to traditional cessation programs with young women smokers.

Cited by 30 publications

References 11 publications

Male smokers’ experiences of an appearance-focused facial-ageing intervention

Male smokers’ experiences of an appearance-focused facial-ageing intervention

How effective are physical appearance interventions in changing smoking perceptions, attitudes and behaviours? A systematic review

What is the scope to test a smoking cessation intervention aimed at young people admitted to hospital?

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