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Table 1 Action plans and their enactment

From: The role of action planning and plan enactment for smoking cessation

 

Planned at baseline (T1)

Executed after 1 month (T2)

Executed after 6 months (T3)

Total

PR

Total

PR

Total

PR

To remove all tobacco products from your house

72.5% (729)

74.6% (586)

39.1% (157)

46.3% (145)

42.7% (99)

43.9% (82)

To choose a specific quit date

82.2% (826)

87.2% (685)

50.7% (204)

56.5% (177)

58.6% (136)

59.4% (111)

To inform people in your environment that you are about to quit smoking

60.2% (605)

64.0% (503)

49.5% (199)

53.4% (167)

51.7% (120)

50.3% (94)

To do something different when you feel like smoking

76.4% (768)

76.3% (600)

44.8% (180)

48.6% (152)

53.4% (124)

54.5% (102)

To think about how you can prevent weight increase after you have quit smoking

73.8% (742)

73.9% (581)

41.8% (168)

45.4% (142)

46.6% (108)

49.7% (93)

To remove all ashtrays from the house

43.0% (432)

45.2% (355)

21.4% (86)

25.2% (79)

25.0% (58)

25.7% (48)

To search for certain aids to help you quit smoking

45.1% (454)

42.4% (333)

32.8% (132)

35.1% (110)

38.4% (89)

41.2% (77)

To break your habit of smoking at specific times and places

85.8% (863)

86.1% (677)

44.3% (178)

46.6% (146)

49.6% (115)

51.3% (96)

To read information about how to quit successfully

89.4% (898)

90.5% (711)

68.4% (275)

70.6% (221)

62.9% (146)

63.6% (119)

To think about how to cope with difficult situations before your quit attempt

74.6% (750)

75.7% (595)

33.6% (135)

34.5% (108)

39.2% (91)

38.5% (72)

To make non-smoking agreements with the individuals living with you

50.4% (50 7)

51.0% (401)

18.7% (75)

19.5% (61)

22.8% (53)

23.5% (44)

To find a buddy so you can quit together

30.3% (305)

31.4% (247)

20.9% (84)

21.7% (68)

19.4% (45)

20.9% (39)