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Table 1 Overview of the ACT sessions

From: The acceptance and commitment therapy for smoking cessation in the primary health care setting: a study protocol

Session

Format

Content

1

Face-to-face

Clarifying values and barriers

Identifying and clarifying the intention to cease smoking

Recognizing “creative hopelessness”

Two kids in the car metaphor

The ACT in a nutshell metaphor

Identifying internal triggers

Appreciating that “control” is always unworkable

Encourage participants to practice expansion (exercise 1)

Dropping anchor (exercise 2)

Introducing and cultivating mindfulness

Practicing adaptive responses in the presence of internal triggers

2

Telephone

Brief update and bridge from the first face-to-face intervention

Willingness as an alternative to control (emotional avoidance)

Emphasize mindful responses with adaptive behaviors

3

Telephone

Brief update and bridge from the last telephone intervention

Willingness as an alternative to control (emotional avoidance)

Emphasize mindful responses with adaptive behaviors