Does Enhancing Partner Support and Interaction Improve Smoking Cessation? A Meta-Analysis
Ann Fam Med Park et al.
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The Article in Brief
Starting and stopping smoking are influenced by other family members. However, programs to quit smoking which involve increased support from smokers’ partners do not show higher long-term quit rates. Programs to enhance partner support for stopping smoking might be most effective when they involve live-in and married partners, and when they focus on increasing positive, supportive behaviors by the partner and minimizing behaviors that are negative and critical.