Abstract
Twenty-one men and 38 women participated in a worksite smoking cessation/smoking reduction program that combined financial contracts, organized through payroll deduction, and biweekly group treatment sessions. At the end of the program the smoking cessation rate was 51%, validated by expired air carbon monoxide. Six months later the validated cessation rate was 12%. We conclude that payroll incentives may be effective in helping workers quit smoking and offer suggestions for ways to promote better maintenance of this important behavior change.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-86 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American journal of preventive medicine |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |