Evaluation of Smoking Interventions in Recruit Training

Abstract

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Efficacy of a tailored tobacco control program on long-term use in a population of U.S. Military troops.

“…Several randomized clinical trials have investigated the efficacy of various smoking cessation and relapse prevention programs among military personnel. Reports of two studies evaluating behaviorally oriented smoking interventions implemented during Navy basic training noted minimal intervention effects for preventing relapse or promoting cessation (Conway et al, 2004; Cronan, Conway, & Hervig, 1989). In two studies, combining behavioral and pharmacologic intervention (nicotine patch, bupropion hydrochloride) also failed to have a long-term effect on smoking cessation rates in military personnel (Bushnell, Forbes, Goffaux, Dietrich, & Wells, 1997; Swanson, Burroughs, Long, & Lee, 2003).…”

Respiratory symptoms and smoking behaviour in Swiss conscripts

“…In the United States, Air Force and Navy basic military training recruits are not allowed to smoke for a period of six weeks. Unfortunately a high proportion of former smokers relapse after the smoking ban but they seemed to be more motivated to quit smoking at the one year follow-up compared to when they were in the basic military [37][38][39].…”

Moms fit 2 fight: Rationale, design, and analysis plan of a behavioral weight management intervention for pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S. military

“…The current study’s behavioral interventions are designed to effectively promote healthy GWG and PPWL, military readiness (i.e., fitness test performance), maternal and child health, and reduce unnecessary health care utilization. Perhaps, because of unique stressors for military families (e.g., deployments, unit-reassignment, decreased or nonexistent family support), many interventions effective in civilian populations have shown limited or no efficacy in military population [24, 109, 110]. For this reason, it is important to develop interventions, specifically focused on GWG and PPWL, that address the usual strains on a military family and take into consideration the military culture and lifestyle.…”