Quitline messages that stress benefits of quitting may improve smoking cessation

Saturday, January 9, 2010 - 01:42 in Psychology & Sociology

Smokers who received gain-framed messaging from quitline specialists (i.e., stressing the benefits of quitting) had slightly better cessation outcomes than those who received standard-care messaging (i.e., potential losses from smoking and benefits of quitting), according to a new study. Researchers also established that quitline specialists can be trained to provide gain-framed messaging with good fidelity.

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