Scharf, Deborah M
(2005)
Outcome Milestones in Smoking Cessation: An Organizational Framework.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
In this study, the utility and validity of three behavioral milestones, initial abstinence, lapse, and relapse, were investigated as an organizational framework for assessing and reporting outcomes in smoking cessation research. Tests of the framework were twofold: First, to establish that each milestone represented a significant barrier to successful smoking cessation, the proportion of participants failing to meet abstinence criteria at each milestone was investigated. Second, differences in variables that predicted outcomes between the milestones were examined. Changes in the importance of factors that predicted outcomes between the milestones were to suggest differences in the processes contributing to changes in trajectory towards end-state failure or success. The utility and validity of the milestones as an organizational framework was partially supported insofar as all of the milestones represented significant barriers to successful smoking cessation. However, few predictors of any outcome were identified. As a consequence, few instances of differential prediction between outcomes were found. This study, therefore, did not provide support for the utility of the milestones framework because preliminary findings did not provide an appropriate context in which it could be tested as a tool for identifying differential predictors of initial abstinence, lapse, and relapse.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
9 June 2005 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
19 April 2005 |
| Approval Date: |
9 June 2005 |
| Submission Date: |
19 April 2005 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Psychology |
| Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Initial abstinence; lapse; nicotine dependence; relapse; stress; survival analysis |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04192005-162122/, etd-04192005-162122 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:38 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:41 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7317 |
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