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• Are they currently smoking: daily, occasionally, or not at all
• Quit status: whether they have smoked (not even a puff) in the last 7 days (7-day point prevalence)
• Number of cigarettes per day (this allows you to assess reduction in # of cigarettes as an outcome in addition to quit rates)
• How many days since their last cigarette
• The longest # of days during that time period (6 weeks) that they did not smoke
• # of quit attempts (defined as not smoking for at least 24 hours) during that time period
• If not quit at that point, do they intend to quit within the next month, 6 months, etc. (Stage of Change)

In addition, we assess motivation using 10-point readiness rulers (Miller & Rollnick), including how confident they are that they can quit and how important it is to quit.

At the final survey we ask those who quit or reduce smoking what benefits they have noticed, if any, such as more money, breathe easier, more energy, etc.

Additional questions can be added to assess satisfaction with the group, such as how effective or helpful they found the group facilitator, whether they would recommend the group to others, overall satisfaction with the group, etc. Questions may also address perceived benefits of having participated in the group such as increased knowledge, increased confidence, developing relapse prevention skills, etc.

I hope this has been helpful, I’m happy to provide you with more information if needed.

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