Table 1 Overview of Health Education Counseling Sessions
Session Number | Goal | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Randomization, Week 0 (30 minutes) | Establish rapport with participant-emphasizing willingness to help them quit and encouraging their motivation/confidence to quit smoking. | AA tobacco use, health risks, benefits of quitting, learning from past quit attempts; and developing a plan for quit day. Instructions of medication use as well as Identifying triggers and managing withdrawal were also reviewed |
Week 1 (15 minutes) | Reinforce quit day plan, address medication use, identify concerns, barriers, and strategies for success | If Quit: Rewarding yourself, recovering from slip, review medication use or ending medication (week 7), managing stress, alternatives to smoking, identify barriers, and living smoke-free |
Week 3 (20 minutes) | Reinforce and encourage abstinence efforts. Identify concerns, barriers, and strategies for successes | Â |
Week 5 (15 minutes) | Â | Â |
Week 7 (20 minutes) | Â | Â |
Week 16 (15 minutes) | Â | If still smoking: Review reasons for not quitting, review reasons for quitting, discuss specific problems that lead to relapse, and attempt to set a new quit plan |