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Table 2 Constructs and measures

From: Culturally specific versus standard group cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation among African Americans: an RCT protocol

Assessment points

Measure

Baseline

Intra-treatment

End-of-counseling

3-month follow-up

6-month follow-up

12-month follow-up

Attendance

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Demographics

✓

     

Smoking history

✓

     

Nicotine dependence

✓

     

Height

✓

     

Weight

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Perceived stress

✓

 

✓

   

Depressive symptoms

✓

 

✓

   

Acculturation

✓

     

Ethnic Identity

✓

     

Expectancies for culturally specific Interventions

✓

     

Decision making

✓

     

Perceived ethnic discrimination

✓

     

Nicotine withdrawal

 

✓

✓

   

Smoking urges

 

✓

✓

   

TNP use

 

✓

✓

   

Intervention ratings

  

✓

   

Time-line follow-back (smoking pattern)

  

✓

✓

✓

✓

Therapist satisfaction

  

✓

   

Carbon monoxide

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Cotinine*

✓

  

✓

✓

✓

  1. Note: *At baseline, saliva for cotinine is collected from all participants. Cotinine samples are not collected at the EOC because participants are still using nicotine replacement. At follow-ups, saliva for cotinine is collected from self-reported abstainers only.