Self-help materials for smoking relapse prevention: a process evaluation of the SHARPISH randomized controlled trial

Notley, Caitlin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0876-3304, Blyth, Annie, Maskrey, Vivienne, Karavadra, Babu, Brown, Tracey, Holland, Richard, Bachmann, Max O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-3506, Brandon, Thomas H. and Song, Fujian (2018) Self-help materials for smoking relapse prevention: a process evaluation of the SHARPISH randomized controlled trial. Journal of Public Health, 40 (1). pp. 98-105. ISSN 1741-3842

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Abstract

Background: UK Stop Smoking Services are effective at assisting smokers to quit. However, smoking relapse rates are high, representing a significant public health problem. No effective interventions are currently available. This embedded qualitative process evaluation, within a randomised controlled trial of a self-help smoking relapse prevention intervention, aimed to understand patient perspectives in explaining the null trial finding, and to make recommendations for intervention development. Methods: The intervention was a British version of the ‘Forever Free’ self help booklets (SHARPISH - ISRCTN 36980856). The qualitative evaluation purposefully sampled 43 interview participants, triangulated with the views of 10 participants and 12 health professionals in focus groups. Data were thematically analysed. Results: Analysis revealed important variation in individual engagement with the self help booklets. Variation was interpreted by the meta-themes of ‘motivation for cessation’, and ‘positioning on information provision’, interacting with the theme of ‘mechanisms for information provision’. Conclusions: Targeting self help information towards those most motivated to engage may be beneficial, considering the social and cultural realities of individual’s lives. Individual preferences for the mechanisms of information delivery should be appraised when designing future interventions. Long term personalised follow up may be a simple step in improving smoking relapse rates.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	smoking relapse,public health,process evaluation,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
Related URLs:	https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/arti...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	23 Jan 2017 21:32
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2024 00:44
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/62154
DOI:	10.1093/pubmed/fdx013

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