The Dutch Heart Health Community Intervention 'Hartslag Limburg': Effects on smoking behaviour
Background and Methods: A pretest-posttest control group design with two posttests was used to evaluate the effects of a regional Dutch Heart Health Community Intervention on smoking behaviour and its determinants. At baseline, a cohort research population of 1,200 smokers was recruited in the intervention region and in a control region. Data was gathered by means of short structured telephone interviews. Results: No significant differences were found between the intervention region and the control region on smoking behaviour and its determinants. Conclusion: It is concluded that the regional... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2004 |
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Oxford University Press
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| Schlagwörter: | Articles |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27411164 |
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| Link(s) : | http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/14/2/191 |
Background and Methods: A pretest-posttest control group design with two posttests was used to evaluate the effects of a regional Dutch Heart Health Community Intervention on smoking behaviour and its determinants. At baseline, a cohort research population of 1,200 smokers was recruited in the intervention region and in a control region. Data was gathered by means of short structured telephone interviews. Results: No significant differences were found between the intervention region and the control region on smoking behaviour and its determinants. Conclusion: It is concluded that the regional intervention was unable to exceed secular trends in smoking cessation.