Smoking Cessation Interventions across Different Stages of Change

Abstract

Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. The current cessation therapies devised include cognitive-behavioral treatments and pharmacotherapies. Pharmacological strategies can have the unfortunate side-effect of opioid additions. Cognitive-behavioral techniques have been used for smoking cessation in varying degrees of efficacy. This variance results from a myopic view of interventions and a lack of understanding of the target population. The current study uses Exploratory Factor Analysis to group different interventions in cognitive, therapeutic, emotion-focused, and behavioral interventions. The current study also identifies the efficacy of different groups of interventions across different stages of change. The current research can inform future smoking cessation campaigns to develop tailored interventions for the target population.