Feasibility evaluation of Not On Tobacco: the American Lung Association's new stop smoking programme for adolescents

Authors: Horn, Kimberly; Dino, Geri; Gao, Xin; Momani, Aiman

Source: Health Education, Volume 99, Number 5, 1999 , pp. 192-207(16)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Presents a feasibility study on the American Lung Association's new teenage smoking cessation programme, Not On Tobacco (N-O-T). Examines participant and facilitator reactions to N-O-T, facilitator training, recruitment, participant attendance and retention, and immediate post-programme efficacy. Programme efficacy was assessed by comparing the quit rates and mean cigarette reduction of high school smokers who received N-O-T with those receiving a brief intervention. Findings regarding programme acceptability, facilitator training, recruitment, and attendance and retention were consistently positive. Evaluation data suggested that N-O-T is "user friendly" and acceptable for use in school settings. The programme had a significant impact on both quitting and smoking reduction, and furthermore, appeared to be effective for males and females and for young people from different geographic areas.

Keywords: Smoking; Young People; Feasibility; Usa

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09654289910294714

Publication date: 1999-05-01