Abstract

The underlying objective of this six-study project is to evaluate a community-based strategy organized around an accessible intervention for enhancing preventive health in a large urban area. The components are designed to test various public health strategies designed to reach large numbers of the population and to foster collaboration with organizational sites that have a commitment to health promotion and disease prevention. There are two televised interventions:
one aim ed at smoking cessation; the second at dietary modification, the evaluation of which is the focus of Project 1. Project 2 examines psychosocial factors associated with behavioral changes in Project 1. Project 3 is a workplace intervention that has the same content as the televised program but will be conducted outside the viewing area. The remaining projects evaluate specific interventions and a follow-up maintenance procedure related to the televised interventions. Project 4 is a workplace intervention, Project 5 is a study involving self-help clinics, and Project 6 is a study of strategies to promote smoking cessation and dietary change in public housing. The interventions are evaluated using a common longitudinal design and a shared set of instruments.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
5P01CA042760-05
Application #
3093962
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (SRC (F3))
Project Start
1986-07-01
Project End
1992-06-30
Budget Start
1990-07-27
Budget End
1991-06-30
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
1990
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Illinois at Chicago
Department
Type
Organized Research Units
DUNS #
121911077
City
Chicago
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
60612

  Publications

Turner, Lindsey R; Mermelstein, Robin; Hitsman, Brian et al. (2008) Social support as a moderator of the relationship between recent history of depression and smoking cessation among lower-educated women. Nicotine Tob Res 10:201-12
Crittenden, Kathleen S; Manfredi, Clara; Cho, Young I et al. (2007) Smoking cessation processes in low-SES women: the impact of time-varying pregnancy status, health care messages, stress, and health concerns. Addict Behav 32:1347-66
Manfredi, Clara; Cho, Young Ik; Crittenden, Kathleen S et al. (2007) A path model of smoking cessation in women smokers of low socio-economic status. Health Educ Res 22:747-56
Manfredi, Clara; Crittenden, Kathleen S; Cho, Young Ik et al. (2004) Long-term effects (up to 18 months) of a smoking cessation program among women smokers in public health clinics. Prev Med 38:10-9
Mermelstein, Robin; Hedeker, Donald; Wong, Siu Chi (2003) Extended telephone counseling for smoking cessation: does content matter? J Consult Clin Psychol 71:565-74
Manfredi, C; Crittenden, K; Cho, Y I et al. (2001) Maintenance of a smoking cessation program in public health clinics beyond the experimental evaluation period. Public Health Rep 116 Suppl 1:120-35
Turner, L R; Morera, O F; Johnson, T P et al. (2001) Examining the effectiveness of a community-based self-help program to increase women's readiness for smoking cessation. Am J Community Psychol 29:465-91
Warnecke, R B; Morera, O; Turner, L et al. (2001) Changes in self-efficacy and readiness for smoking cessation among women with high school or less education. J Health Soc Behav 42:97-110
Manfredi, C; Crittenden, K S; Cho, Y I et al. (2000) Minimal smoking cessation interventions in prenatal, family planning, and well-child public health clinics. Am J Public Health 90:423-7
Manfredi, C; Crittenden, K S; Cho, Y I et al. (2000) The effect of a structured smoking cessation program, independent of exposure to existing interventions. Am J Public Health 90:751-6

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