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Boussat B, Gaillet M, Fournier J, Guyomard A, François P, Shankland R. Effects of a healthcare students' prevention intervention for school children on their own substance use: a before-after study. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2023; 23:841. [PMID: 37936175 PMCID: PMC10631018 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04813-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive dissonance theory and research has suggested that engaging in prevention interventions for other students may be a means of reducing one's own problematic behaviors in order to reduce potential cognitive dissonance. This study assessed the effects of a new mandatory prevention intervention program for healthcare students in France. The aim was to measure the effects of engaging in a prevention program in schools on the usual increase in substance use in student populations. METHODS Healthcare students were trained in a French university to develop psychosocial competences as a health promotion means (FEPS training) or more specifically to prevent substance use in teenagers (Unplugged program training). The students (n = 314) who accepted to take part in the study from both groups completed questionnaires before their interventions in schools, and at the end of the year, measuring their representations and behaviors regarding psychoactive substances. RESULTS The results indicated a significant reduction in alcohol consumption in terms of quantity, but no significant reduction in tobacco and marijuana consumption. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that, contrary to the usual increase in substance use in students as they advance in their year, the students who took part in this study showed reduced self-reported consumption of alcohol after they had performed the prevention intervention in schools regardless of the type of training they had received (general health promotion vs. specific substance use prevention program). Limitations and future perspectives are discussed.
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- Bastien Boussat
- Service d'épidémiologie Et Évaluation Médicale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Boulevard de La Chantourne, 38700, La Tronche, France.
- Laboratoire TIMC-IMAG, UMR 5525 CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
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- Service d'épidémiologie Et Évaluation Médicale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Boulevard de La Chantourne, 38700, La Tronche, France
- Laboratoire TIMC-IMAG, UMR 5525 CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Service d'épidémiologie Et Évaluation Médicale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Boulevard de La Chantourne, 38700, La Tronche, France
- Laboratoire TIMC-IMAG, UMR 5525 CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Service d'épidémiologie Et Évaluation Médicale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Boulevard de La Chantourne, 38700, La Tronche, France
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- Service d'épidémiologie Et Évaluation Médicale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Boulevard de La Chantourne, 38700, La Tronche, France
- Laboratoire TIMC-IMAG, UMR 5525 CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire DIPHE, Université Lumière Lyon 2, Lyon, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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Dutra LM, Farrelly MC, Bradfield B, Mekos D, Jones C, Alexander T. Awareness of and receptivity to FDA's point-of-sale tobacco public education campaign. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0288462. [PMID: 37440511 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The purpose of the study was to assess awareness of and receptivity to FDA's point-of-sale (POS) tobacco public education campaign for adult cigarette smokers called Every Try Counts; it was the first multi-county POS campaign in the U.S. The design was a county-level treatment-control three-wave longitudinal design. The setting was 15 treatment and 15 control counties. Subjects were smokers ages 25 to 54 (N = 3,628). 4,145 individuals screened in as eligible; 3,628 (87.5% response rate) completed the Wave 1 questionnaire (Wave 2: n = 2,812; Wave 3: n = 2,571; retention 70.9%). Measures were self-reported brand and ad awareness (saw any ad a few times or more) and receptivity (5-item perceived effectiveness scale). The analysis included descriptive analyses of receptivity; bivariate analyses of awareness by treatment group; and covariate- and time-adjusted logistic regression models to determine changes in awareness attributable to the campaign. Receptivity was moderate and differed significantly by race/ethnicity. As was the case for all waves, at wave 3, ad awareness was significantly higher in treatment (53.3%) than control counties (36.1%, p < .05). In regression models, brand (OR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.26-1.86) and ad (OR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.39-2.16) awareness were significantly higher in treatment than control counties. Every Try Counts generated a moderate level of receptivity and attention from cigarette smokers. Limitations include self-reports of campaign awareness and generalizability to a small number of U.S. counties.
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- Lauren M Dutra
- Center for Health Analytics, Media, and Policy, RTI International, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Center for Health Analytics, Media, and Policy, RTI International, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Center for Health Analytics, Media, and Policy, RTI International, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Center for Tobacco Products, United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Tobacco Products, United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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- Public Health Systems Innovation and Transformation, MITRE Corporation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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DiBello AM, Hatch MR, Miller MB, Mastroleo NR, Carey KB. Attitude toward heavy drinking as a key longitudinal predictor of alcohol consumption and problems. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2022; 46:682-694. [PMID: 35253246 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little research has considered the importance of a person's attitude toward heavy drinking when evaluated against other well-known predictors of alcohol use and related harm including drinking motives and drinker identity. The current study aimed to evaluate whether one's favorable attitude toward heavy drinking is a unique predictor of prospectively assessed drinking-related outcomes when considered against descriptive and injunctive norms, drinking intentions, drinking motives, and drinker identity. METHODS Participants in the current study comprised mandated students (n = 374; 54% male) who violated a campus alcohol policy and received a brief intervention (eCHECKUP TO GO). Analyses included the use of negative binomial regression to examine baseline predictors- attitude toward heavy drinking, perceived descriptive and injunctive norms, drinking intentions, drinking motives, and drinker identity-of prospective alcohol use outcomes and alcohol-related problems 1 month later. RESULTS We found that one's attitude toward heavy drinking remains a significant predictor of binge frequency, peak drinking, and alcohol-related problems when accounting for norms, intentions, motives, and identity. CONCLUSIONS This study has important theoretical and intervention implications. Indeed, the finding that one's attitude toward heavy drinking remains a significant predictor of alcohol-related outcomes when intentions are included in the model has implications within the theory of planned behavior. Furthermore, attitude toward heavy drinking has predictive utility when considered against descriptive and injunctive norms, drinking motives, and drinker identity. These findings contribute to a growing literature suggesting that attitudes could be an important intervention target when the goal is to change drinking behavior.
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- Angelo M DiBello
- Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Weiss HR, Nan X, Potts MA. Is there an indication for surgery in patients with spinal deformities? - A critical appraisal. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 2021; 77:1569. [PMID: 34859161 PMCID: PMC8603189 DOI: 10.4102/sajp.v77i2.1569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Background High-quality evidence exists to support physiotherapy and brace treatment for scoliosis and other spinal deformities. However, according to previous systematic reviews, it seems that no evidence exists for surgery. Nevertheless, the number of research articles focussing on spinal surgery highly exceeds the number of articles focussing on conservative treatment. Objective The purpose of this study is to conduct an updated search for systematic reviews providing high-quality evidence for spinal surgery in patients with spinal deformities. Method A narrative review including PubMed and the Cochrane database was conducted on April 12, 2020, with the following search terms: (1) spinal deformities, surgery, systematic review and outcome; (2) kyphosis, surgery, systematic review and outcome; (3) Scheuermann's disease, surgery, systematic review and outcome, and (4) scoliosis, surgery, systematic review and outcome. Results No reviews containing prospective controlled or randomised controlled studies were found providing evidence for surgery. Conclusions A general indication for spine surgery just based on the Cobb angle is not given. In view of the long-term unknown variables and the possible long-term complications of such treatment, a surgical indication for patients with spinal deformities must be reviewed on an individual basis and considered carefully. A current systematic review appears necessary in order to be able to draw final conclusions on the indication for surgery in patients with spinal deformities. Clinical implications In view of the increasing number of surgeons with an affiliation to industry, the indication for surgery needs to be given by independent conservative specialists for spinal deformities in order to provide an objective recommendation.
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- Nan Xiaofeng's Spinal Orthopedic Workshop, Xi 'an, China
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Policy Acceptance of Low-Consumption Governance Approaches: The Effect of Social Norms and Hypocrisy. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12031247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tackling over-consumption of resources and associated emissions at the lifestyle level will be crucial to climate change mitigation. Understanding the public acceptability of policy aimed at behaviour change in this domain will help to focus strategy towards effective and targeted solutions. Across two studies (n = 259, 300) we consider how policy approaches at different levels of governance (individual, community, and national) might be influenced by the inducement of hypocrisy and the activation of social norms. We also examine the influence of these experimental manipulations upon behavioural intention to reduce consumption (e.g., repair not replace, avoiding luxuries). Dynamic social norm framing was unsuccessful in producing an effect on policy acceptance or intentions to reduce consumption. Information provision about the impact of individual consumption on global climate change increased support for radical policies at the national level (banning environmentally harmful consumption practices) and the community level (working fewer hours, sharing material products, collaborative food cultivation), yet the inducement of hypocrisy had no additional effect. This is in contrast to individual-level behavioural intentions, where the inducement of hypocrisy decreased intentions to engage in high-consumption behaviour. This paper concludes with implications for low-consumption governance.
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Ozbas S, Onur R, Alkan MA. Behavior and attitudes towards smoking among teachers in Turkey. J Public Health (Oxf) 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10389-018-0961-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Bertin L, Lipsky S, Erblich J. Can attitudes about smoking impact cigarette cravings? Addict Behav 2018; 76:370-375. [PMID: 28917098 PMCID: PMC5636215 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cigarette cravings, especially those in response to environmental stressors and other smoking-related triggers (e.g., passing by a favorite smoking spot), are important contributors to smoking behavior and relapse. Previous studies have demonstrated significant individual differences in such cravings. This study explores the possibility that attitudes about smoking can influence the experience of cigarette craving. Consistent with classical theories of the links between cognition and motivation, we predicted that smokers who exhibit more favorable attitudes towards smoking would have greater cravings. Daily smokers (n=103, mean age=41.8years, 33% female) were instructed to imagine smoking, stress, and neutral scenarios. Cravings were measured prior to and after each exposure. Participants also completed an abridged version of the Smoking Consequence Questionnaire (SCQ) that had them rate the: 1) desirability and 2) likelihood, for eighteen separate negative smoking consequences (e.g., "The more I smoke, the more I risk my health", "People will think less of me if they see me smoking"). Findings revealed that favorable attitudes about the consequences of smoking, as measured by the SCQ-desirability index, significantly predicted cigarette cravings. Findings suggest that individual attitudes toward smoking may play an important role in better understanding cigarette cravings, which may ultimately help identify targets for more efficient and effective cognitive/attitude-based interventions for smoking cessation.
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- Lauren Bertin
- City University of New York, Hunter College, New York, NY, United States
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- City University of New York, Hunter College, New York, NY, United States; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
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Objectives We used eye-tracking to examine smokers' visual attention in one of 4 antismoking ad contexts (alone, next to cigarette ad, tobacco display, or cooler). Participants viewed 4 ad types (graphic, intended emotive, and benefits of quitting-graphic ads, and benefits of quitting-informational ads), each with 3 areas of interest (AOI) (anti-ad image, anti-ad text, and other text). Methods Current smokers (N = 153) viewed ads for 10 seconds each. Multivariable random effect linear regressions with post-test comparisons (with sidak-adjusted p-values) were used to test for differences in fixations and dwell time by ad context and type while adjusting for covariates. Visual attention was adjusted by percentage of anti-ad area taken up by each AOI. Results Adjusting for covariates, there were no differences by ad context (p > .05). Fixations and dwell time were greatest for the image of the benefits of quitting-graphic ad, the text of the graphic ad, and the other text of the intended emotive ad (all ps < .005). Conclusions: Visual attention to antismoking ads did not vary by ad context but varied significantly by ad type.
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DiBello AM, Carey KB, Cushing V. Using counterattitudinal advocacy to change drinking: A pilot study. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2017; 32:244-248. [PMID: 29189022 DOI: 10.1037/adb0000334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The persistence of risky drinking among young adults in college calls for continued efforts to prevent alcohol-related harms. This study tested a novel prevention strategy targeting a specific mechanism of change: creating attitude-behavior dissonance. Informed by an extensive literature showing strong and consistent associations between alcohol attitudes and drinking behavior, we adapted a brief counterattitudinal advocacy (CAA) manipulation to the alcohol prevention context. We conducted a small randomized controlled trial with 49 heavy-drinking students who reported drinking 4/5 drinks in 1 sitting (female/male, respectively) and endorsed ≥2 alcohol-related consequences in the previous month. Participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 conditions (CAA or control). We examined the number of words written in response to the prompts, evaluated adherence to the core theoretical principles used in CAA, and calculated between- and within-group effect sizes on preliminary outcomes (drinking intentions and alcohol consumption). We found that participants in the CAA condition wrote more, and the experience was perceived as consistent with CAA theory. The between-group effect sizes on drinking intentions and drinks per week were d = .36 and d = .27, respectively, and the within-group effect size for drinks per week was d = .83 for those in the CAA condition. Overall, the results of this pilot study support the feasibility and acceptability of CAA-based alcohol use interventions. This study represents a promising first step in adapting CAA-based interventions for use in the alcohol use domain. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University
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Kim A, Nonnemaker J, Guillory J, Shafer P, Parvanta S, Holloway J, Farrelly M. Antismoking Ads at the Point of Sale: The Influence of Ad Type and Context on Ad Reactions. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2017; 22:477-487. [PMID: 28441097 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2017.1311970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Efforts are underway to educate consumers about the dangers of smoking at the point of sale (POS). Research is limited about the efficacy of POS antismoking ads to guide campaign development. This study experimentally tests whether the type of antismoking ad and the context in which ads are viewed influence people's reactions to the ads. A national convenience sample of 7,812 adult current smokers and recent quitters was randomized to 1 of 39 conditions. Participants viewed one of the four types of antismoking ads (negative health consequences-graphic, negative social consequences-intended emotive, benefits of quitting-informational, benefits of quitting-graphic) in one of the three contexts (alone, next to a cigarette ad, POS tobacco display). We assessed participants' reactions to the ads, including perceived effectiveness, negative emotion, affective dissonance, and motivational reaction. Graphic ads elicited more negative emotion and affective dissonance than benefits of quitting ads. Graphic ads elicited higher perceived effectiveness and more affective dissonance than intended emotive ads. Antismoking ads fared best when viewed alone, and graphic ads were least influenced by the context in which they were viewed. These results suggest that in developing POS campaigns, it is important to consider the competitive pro-tobacco context in which antismoking ads will be viewed.
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- Annice Kim
- a Center for Health Policy Science and Tobacco Research , RTI International , Berkeley , California , USA
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- b Center for Health Policy Science and Tobacco Research , RTI International , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina , USA
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- b Center for Health Policy Science and Tobacco Research , RTI International , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina , USA
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- b Center for Health Policy Science and Tobacco Research , RTI International , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina , USA
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- c Center for Communication Science , RTI International , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina , USA
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- d Discovery, Science, and Technology Division , RTI International , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina , USA
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- b Center for Health Policy Science and Tobacco Research , RTI International , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina , USA
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Self-Monitoring vs. Implementation Intentions: a Comparison of Behaviour Change Techniques to Improve Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Outcomes in Students. Int J Behav Med 2015; 22:635-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s12529-015-9467-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Simmons VN, Heckman BW, Fink AC, Small BJ, Brandon TH. Efficacy of an experiential, dissonance-based smoking intervention for college students delivered via the internet. J Consult Clin Psychol 2013; 81:810-20. [PMID: 23668667 PMCID: PMC4640469 DOI: 10.1037/a0032952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE College represents a window of opportunity to reach the sizeable number of cigarette smokers who are vulnerable to lifelong smoking. The underutilization of typical cessation programs suggests the need for novel and more engaging approaches for reaching college smokers. The aim of the present study was to test the efficacy of a dissonance-enhancing, Web-based experiential intervention for increasing smoking cessation motivation and behavior. METHOD We used a 4-arm, randomized design to examine the efficacy of a Web-based, experiential smoking intervention (Web-Smoke). The control conditions included a didactic smoking intervention (Didactic), a group-based experiential intervention (Group), and a Web-based nutrition experiential intervention (Web-Nutrition). We recruited 341 college smokers. Primary outcomes were motivation to quit, assessed immediately postintervention, and smoking abstinence at 1 and 6 months following the intervention. RESULTS As hypothesized, the Web-Smoke intervention was more effective than control groups in increasing motivation to quit. At 6-month follow-up, the Web-Smoke intervention produced higher rates of smoking cessation than the Web-Nutrition control intervention. Daily smoking moderated intervention outcomes. Among daily smokers, the Web-Smoke intervention produced greater abstinence rates than both the Web-Nutrition and Didactic control conditions. CONCLUSION Findings demonstrate the efficacy of a theory-based intervention delivered over the Internet for increasing motivation to quit and smoking abstinence among college smokers. The intervention has potential for translation and implementation as a secondary prevention strategy for college-aged smokers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).
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Freijy T, Kothe EJ. Dissonance-based interventions for health behaviour change: a systematic review. Br J Health Psychol 2013; 18:310-37. [PMID: 23480429 DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Increasing evidence suggests that various health behaviours are amenable to change following the induction of cognitive dissonance. This systematic review sought to evaluate the effectiveness and methodological quality of dissonance-based health behaviour interventions and to explore identified sources of heterogeneity in intervention effects. METHODS Bibliographic databases were searched for relevant articles from inception to March 2012. Only studies targeting non-clinical health behaviour in non-clinical populations were included in the review. One author extracted data and assessed quality of evidence and a second author verified all content. RESULTS Reports of 20 studies were included. A variety of health behaviours and outcome measures were addressed across studies. Most studies produced one or more significant effects on measures of behaviour, attitude or intention. Across studies, methodological risk for bias was frequently high, particularly for selection bias. Gender and self-esteem were identified as potential moderator variables. CONCLUSIONS The evidence for the effectiveness of dissonance-based interventions was generally positive. The hypocrisy paradigm was found to be the most commonly applied research paradigm and was most effective at inciting change across a range of health behaviours. There was no observable link between type of target behaviour and positive outcomes. Researchers are encouraged to minimize potential for bias in future studies and explore moderators of the dissonance effect. STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTION What is already known on this subject? A recent meta-analysis indicates that dissonance-based interventions primarily based on the induced compliance paradigm are effective for eating disorder prevention (Stice, Shaw, Becker, & Rohde, 2008, Prev. Sci., 9, 114). However, it is currently unclear whether such outcomes are generalizable to interventions targeting non-clinical health behaviours such as smoking, sun protection and sexual risk taking. Other research indicates that studies based on the hypocrisy paradigm may lead to changes in non-clinical health behaviours (Stone & Fernandez, 2008, Soc. Personal. Psychol. Compass, 2, 1024; Stone & Focella, 2011, Self Identity, 10, 295) although this literature lacks systematic evaluation of interventions across a range of experimental paradigms. What does this study add? The hypocrisy paradigm appears most effective in inciting change across a range of non-clinical health behaviours. The dissonance effect may be moderated by variables such as self-esteem and gender. Risk of bias needs to be minimised to increase the validity of studies within this topic area.
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- Tanya Freijy
- School of Psychology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Three studies explored whether cognitive dissonance in smokers is reduced immediately or remains constant due to the perceived health risk. Because dissonance-reducing strategies might occur very quickly and previous research has focused only on ratings concerning health risk, we additionally analyzed response latencies and psychophysiological arousal as more implicit measurements. In Study 1, 2, and 3, participants rated their smoking-related health risks twice for different diseases. Ratings, response latencies (Study 1, 2), and psychophysiological arousal (Study 3) differed during the first testing. Differences in response latencies and psychophysiological arousal diminished during the second testing, whereas ratings did not change. The results are discussed in terms of implicit methods as measurements for cognitive dissonance and in terms of prevention and intervention programs.
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Steiker LH, Powell T. Dissonance-Based Interventions for Substance Using Alternative High-School Youth. PRACTICE (BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND) 2011; 23:235-252. [PMID: 22611306 PMCID: PMC3352674 DOI: 10.1080/09503153.2011.597209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This article describes an innovative new intervention tailored to older youth who are already abusing drugs, but who are not diagnostically ready for treatment. The basic tenet of this intervention is to utilize adolescents engaged in drug use as "experts" in the prevention curriculum adaptation activity. This activity then serves as a mechanism for their dissonance-based change. This process is designed to intervene with drug abusing youth prior to their development of substance dependence. The community-based design grew from a United States federally funded NIDA project (National Institute of Drug Abuse Mentored Research Scientist Award) which found that the youth who conduct program adaptations were effectively engaged, animatedly discussing the payoffs and downsides of drug and alcohol abuse. It is maintained through this research that dissonance between their role of "Preventionist" and their own substance abuse behaviors lead to shifts in attitudes and behaviors. Dissonance-based interventions (DBIs) have been successfully utilized for positive behavioral change with a variety of disorders, but have not yet been implemented with substance abusing youth. Findings of pilot research are shared along with implications for future research and interventions.
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Weiss HR. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) - an indication for surgery? A systematic review of the literature. Disabil Rehabil 2008; 30:799-807. [PMID: 18432438 DOI: 10.1080/09638280801889717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE Historically, the treatment options for AIS, the most common form of scoliosis are: Exercises, in-patient rehabilitation, braces and surgery. While there is evidence in the form of prospective controlled studies that Scoliosis Intensive Rehabilitation (SIR) and braces can alter the natural history of the condition, there is no review on prospective controlled trials for surgical treatment. The aim of this review was to perform a systematic search of the Pub Med literature to reveal the evidence on scoliosis surgery. METHODS A systematic review has been performed using the Pub Med database. Literature has been searched for the outcome parameter; 'rate of progression' and only prospective controlled studies that have considered the treatment versus the natural history have been included. RESULTS No controlled study, not in the short, mid or long term, searched within the review, has been found to reveal evidence to support the hypothesis that the effects of surgery as a treatment option for AIS is superior to natural history. CONCLUSIONS No evidence has been found in terms of prospective controlled studies to support surgical intervention from the medical point of view. In the light of the unknown long-term effects of surgery and in concluding on the lack of evidence already found that surgery might change the signs and symptoms of scoliosis, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) is long overdue. Until such a time that such evidence exists, there can be no medical indication for surgery. The indications for surgery are limited for cosmetic reasons in severe cases and only if the patient and the family agree with this.
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- Hans-Rudolf Weiss
- Asklepios Katharina Schroth, Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre, Bad Sobernheim, Germany.
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Weiss HR, Goodall D. Rate of complications in scoliosis surgery - a systematic review of the Pub Med literature. SCOLIOSIS 2008; 3:9. [PMID: 18681956 PMCID: PMC2525632 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-3-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2008] [Accepted: 08/05/2008] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Background Spinal fusion surgery is currently recommended when curve magnitude exceeds 40–45 degrees. Early attempts at spinal fusion surgery which were aimed to leave the patients with a mild residual deformity, failed to meet such expectations. These aims have since been revised to the more modest goals of preventing progression, restoring 'acceptability' of the clinical deformity and reducing curvature. In view of the fact that there is no evidence that health related signs and symptoms of scoliosis can be altered by spinal fusion in the long-term, a clear medical indication for this treatment cannot be derived. Knowledge concerning the rate of complications of scoliosis surgery may enable us to establish a cost/benefit relation of this intervention and to improve the standard of the information and advice given to patients. It is also hoped that this study will help to answer questions in relation to the limiting choice between the risks of surgery and the "wait and see – observation only until surgery might be recommended", strategy widely used. The purpose of this review is to present the actual data available on the rate of complications in scoliosis surgery. Materials and methods Search strategy for identification of studies; Pub Med and the SOSORT scoliosis library, limited to English language and bibliographies of all reviewed articles. The search strategy included the terms; 'scoliosis'; 'rate of complications'; 'spine surgery'; 'scoliosis surgery'; 'spondylodesis'; 'spinal instrumentation' and 'spine fusion'. Results The electronic search carried out on the 1st February 2008 with the key words "scoliosis", "surgery", "complications" revealed 2590 titles, which not necessarily attributed to our quest for the term "rate of complications". 287 titles were found when the term "rate of complications" was used as a key word. Rates of complication varied between 0 and 89% depending on the aetiology of the entity investigated. Long-term rates of complications have not yet been reported upon. Conclusion Scoliosis surgery has a varying but high rate of complications. A medical indication for this treatment cannot be established in view of the lack of evidence. The rate of complications may even be higher than reported. Long-term risks of scoliosis surgery have not yet been reported upon in research. Mandatory reporting for all spinal implants in a standardized way using a spreadsheet list of all recognised complications to reveal a 2-year, 5-year, 10-year and 20-year rate of complications should be established. Trials with untreated control groups in the field of scoliosis raise ethical issues, as the control group could be exposed to the risks of undergoing such surgery.
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- Hans-Rudolf Weiss
- Asklepios Katharina Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre, Korczakstr, 2, D-55566, Bad Sobernheim, Germany.
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Stone J, Fernandez NC. To Practice What We Preach: The Use of Hypocrisy and Cognitive Dissonance to Motivate Behavior Change. SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY COMPASS 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2008.00088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Morrongiello BA, Mark L. "Practice What You Preach": Induced Hypocrisy as an Intervention Strategy to Reduce Children's Intentions to Risk Take on Playgrounds. J Pediatr Psychol 2008; 33:1117-28. [DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mitchell KS, Mazzeo SE, Rausch SM, Cooke KL. Innovative interventions for disordered eating: evaluating dissonance-based and yoga interventions. Int J Eat Disord 2007; 40:120-8. [PMID: 17089413 DOI: 10.1002/eat.20282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Eating-disordered behavior is prevalent among college women. Few interventions have successfully reduced risk factors for these behaviors, however. The most promising interventions are both selective and interactive. This study compared two newer types of interventions that meet these criteria: cognitive dissonance and yoga programs. METHOD This study advertised programs for women who were dissatisfied with their bodies. Participants (N = 93) were randomly assigned to dissonance, yoga, or control groups. RESULTS Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that there were no significant post-intervention differences between the yoga and control groups. Dissonance group participants had significantly lower scores than the scores of both other groups on measures of disordered eating, drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, alexithymia, and anxiety. CONCLUSION These findings have important implications for interventions on college campuses. In particular, dissonance interventions appear to be an efficient and inexpensive approach to reducing eating disorder risk factors. Additional research regarding the value of yoga interventions is needed.
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- Karen S Mitchell
- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA.
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Peretti-Watel P, Halfen S, Grémy I. Risk denial about smoking hazards and readiness to quit among French smokers: an exploratory study. Addict Behav 2007; 32:377-83. [PMID: 16750305 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2006] [Revised: 04/14/2006] [Accepted: 04/17/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In most developed countries, a significant part of the population is still smoking despite comprehensive tobacco control policies. Among other reasons, many smokers may endorse self-exempting beliefs that help them to deny the smoking hazards for themselves. We investigated the relationship between smokers' risk denial and their readiness to quit making use of a French cross-sectional survey conducted in the Paris Ile-de-France Region (N=939 smokers). Self-exempting beliefs were quite widespread among participants and two of them were significant predictors of a low readiness to quit: considering that one's cigarette consumption is too low to be harmful and believing that one's way of smoking can protect from smoking-related diseases. Future tobacco control messages and interventions should specifically address these self-exempting beliefs that reduce smokers' cognitive dissonance and then inhibit their willingness to quit.
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- Patrick Peretti-Watel
- Centre for Disease Control of South-Eastern France, 23 rue Stanislas Torrents, 13006 Marseilles, France.
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Loumakou M, Brouskeli V, Sarafidou JO. Aiming at Tobacco Harm Reduction: a survey comparing smokers differing in readiness to quit. Harm Reduct J 2006; 3:13. [PMID: 16569250 PMCID: PMC1448173 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-3-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 03/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Greece has the highest smoking rates (in the 15-nation bloc) in Europe. The purpose of this study was to investigate Greek smokers' intention and appraisal of capability to quit employing the theoretical frameworks of Decisional Balance (DB) and Cognitive Dissonance (CD). Methods A cross-sectional study including 401 Greek habitual smokers (205 men and 195 women), falling into four groups according to their intention and self-appraised capability to quit smoking was carried out. Participants completed a questionnaire recording their attitude towards smoking, intention and self appraised capability to quit smoking, socio-demographic information, as well as a DB and a CD scale. Results The most numerous group of smokers (38%) consisted of those who neither intended nor felt capable to quit and these smokers perceived more benefits of smoking than negatives. DB changed gradually according to smokers' "readiness" to quit: the more ready they felt to quit the less the pros of smoking outnumbered the cons. Regarding relief of CD, smokers who intended but did not feel capable to quit employed more "excuses" compared to those who felt capable. Additionally smokers with a past history of unsuccessful quit attempts employed fewer "excuses" even though they were more frequently found among those who intended but did not feel capable to quit. Conclusion Findings provide support for the DB theory. On the other hand, "excuses" do not appear to be extensively employed to reduce the conflict between smoking and concern for health. There is much heterogeneity regarding smokers' intention and appraised capability to quit, reflecting theoretical and methodological problems with the distinction among stages of change. Harm reduction programs and interventions designed to increase the implementation of smoking cessation should take into account the detrimental effect of past unsuccessful quit attempts.
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- Maria Loumakou
- University of Thessaly, Department of Primary Education, Argonafton – Filellinon st., 38221 Volos, Greece
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- Labor Institute of the General Confederation of Greek workers, Sot. Petroula 5, 59100, Veria, Greece
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- Institute of Child Health, Statistical Department, "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital, Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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