This pRCT tests whether exposure to the Helpers Stay Quit intervention decreases relapse rates of newly abstinent smokers enrolled in state quitline coaching treatment. The embedded personal network mixed methods study is designed to examine the characteristics of a newly abstinent smoker's personal network that may influence relapse and the potential spread of cessation-related information and behaviors through their personal network. The study's design and measures will provide insights into the influences of personal networks and the cognitive and emotional factors impacting the likelihood of relapse or maintaining abstinence in those who are newly abstinent.
Muramoto et al. (Tue,) studied this question.