Impact of A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE), an interactive, multimedia smoking prevention and cessation curriculum for culturally diverse high–school students

• Published in: Nicotine & tobacco research 2008-09, Vol.10 (9), p.1477-1485
• Main Authors: Prokhorov, Alexander V., Kelder, Steven H., Shegog, Ross, Murray, Nancy, Peters, Ronald, Agurcia-Parker, Carolyn, Cinciripini, Paul M., de Moor, Carl, Conroy, Jennifer L., Hudmon, Karen Suchanek, Ford, Kentya H., Marani, Salma
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior - psychology; Curriculum; Female; Health Education - methods; Humans; Male; Multimedia; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Patient Education as Topic; Program Evaluation; School Health Services - organization & administration; Schools - organization & administration; Smoking Cessation - methods; Smoking Cessation - psychology; Smoking Prevention; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; United States - epidemiology; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
• ISSN: 1462-2203; 1469-994X
• DOI: 10.1080/14622200802323183

Few studies have examined the long-term efficacy of computer-based smoking prevention and cessation programs. We analyzed the long-term impact of A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE), a theoretically sound computer-based smoking prevention and cessation curriculum for high school students. Sixteen predominantly minority, inner-city high schools were randomly assigned to receive the ASPIRE curriculum or standard care (receipt of the National Cancer Institute's Clearing the Air self-help booklet). A total of 1160 students, 1098 of whom were nonsmokers and 62 smokers at baseline, were included. At 18-month follow-up, among baseline nonsmokers, smoking initiation rates were significantly lower in the ASPIRE condition (1.9% vs. 5.8%, p