2017
An Open-Label Pilot Study of an Intervention Using Mobile Phones to Deliver Contingency Management of Tobacco Abstinence to High School Students
Kong G, Goldberg AL, Dallery J, Krishnan-Sarin S. An Open-Label Pilot Study of an Intervention Using Mobile Phones to Deliver Contingency Management of Tobacco Abstinence to High School Students. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 25: 333-337. PMID: 29048181, PMCID: PMC5687821, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent smokersEnd of treatmentPerson cognitive-behavioural therapyCognitive behavioral therapyDaily adolescent smokersCarbon monoxide samplesSeven-day point prevalence abstinencePoint prevalence abstinenceValid videosSmoking cessation interventionParticipants' perceptionsTobacco abstinenceText messagesPilot studyPreliminary efficacyDaily text messagesMonetary incentivesCessation interventionsRemote deliveryAbstinenceParticipantsStudy findingsSaliva samplesSmokersIntervention
2015
Predicting Initiation of Smoking Cessation Treatment and Outcome among Adolescents Using Stressful Life Events and Coping Style
Schepis TS, Cavallo DA, Kong G, Liss T, Liss A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Predicting Initiation of Smoking Cessation Treatment and Outcome among Adolescents Using Stressful Life Events and Coping Style. Substance Abuse 2015, 36: 478-485. PMID: 25424569, PMCID: PMC5507612, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2014.983585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansLife Change EventsMaleSmokingSmoking CessationTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsSelf-control resourcesLife event stressorsBehavioral copingLife eventsAbstinence statusHelpless copingCessation treatmentContingency managementStressful life eventsSupport copingAvoidant copingCBT treatmentBehavior useCoping stylesTotal life eventsAdolescent smokersTreatment abstinenceAdolescent smokingCopingPsychosocial characteristicsCessation outcomesGreater useQuit attemptsTreatment initiationAbstinenceRe-training automatic action tendencies to approach cigarettes among adolescent smokers: a pilot study
Kong G, Larsen H, Cavallo DA, Becker D, Cousijn J, Salemink E, D’Escury-Koenigs A, Morean ME, Wiers RW, Krishnan-Sarin S. Re-training automatic action tendencies to approach cigarettes among adolescent smokers: a pilot study. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2015, 41: 425-432. PMID: 26186485, PMCID: PMC4561007, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2015.1049492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsSmoking CessationTobacco Use DisorderConceptsCognitive bias modificationCognitive behavioral therapyApproach biasesAdolescent smokersAction tendenciesAutomatic action tendenciesSeven-day point prevalence abstinenceSmoking cessation outcomesApproach biasBias modificationAvoidance biasesSmoking stimuliComputerized tasksBehavioral therapyPoint prevalence abstinenceTreatment conditionsSham trainingSham conditionCessation outcomesFuture researchBiasesCBM approachPilot studyLarge sampleAdolescents
2014
Contingency management improves smoking cessation treatment outcomes among highly impulsive adolescent smokers relative to cognitive behavioral therapy
Morean ME, Kong G, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Carroll KM, Pittman B, Krishnan-Sarin S. Contingency management improves smoking cessation treatment outcomes among highly impulsive adolescent smokers relative to cognitive behavioral therapy. Addictive Behaviors 2014, 42: 86-90. PMID: 25462659, PMCID: PMC4285343, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBehavior TherapyCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansImpulsive BehaviorLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleSmokingSmoking CessationTreatment OutcomeConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyImpulsive adolescentsAdolescent smokersContingency managementBehavioral therapyPoint prevalence abstinenceSelf-reported abstinenceEfficacy of CBTInteraction of impulsivitySelf-reported impulsivityBarratt Impulsiveness ScalePercent days abstinentSelf-reported abstinence ratesCessation treatment outcomeSmoking cessation trialImpulsiveness ScaleDays abstinentSignificant deficitsLinear modelingAdolescentsEOT abstinenceTreatment outcomesImpulsivityTeen smokersCessation trial
2013
An exploratory randomized controlled trial of a novel high-school-based smoking cessation intervention for adolescent smokers using abstinence–contingent incentives and cognitive behavioral therapy
Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo DA, Cooney JL, Schepis TS, Kong G, Liss TB, Liss AK, McMahon TJ, Nich C, Babuscio T, Rounsaville BJ, Carroll KM. An exploratory randomized controlled trial of a novel high-school-based smoking cessation intervention for adolescent smokers using abstinence–contingent incentives and cognitive behavioral therapy. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 132: 346-351. PMID: 23523130, PMCID: PMC3748248, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation interventionCognitive behavioral therapyAbstinence-contingent incentivesAdolescent smokersCessation interventionsBehavioral therapyCigarette useEffective smoking cessation interventionsUrine cotinine levelsPoint prevalence abstinenceShort-term abstinenceSecondary outcomesCotinine levelsPrimary outcomeCessation treatmentCessation barriersCessation skillsFirst cigaretteFollow-upSmokersHigher abstinenceSurvival analysisNovel interventionsFour weeksHigh school
2011
Maintenance of Quality of Life Improvements in Diverse Rural Older Adults
Scogin F, Morthland M, Kaufman A, Chaplin W, Kong G. Maintenance of Quality of Life Improvements in Diverse Rural Older Adults. Psychology And Aging 2011, 26: 475-479. PMID: 21417535, PMCID: PMC3222293, DOI: 10.1037/a0022130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCognitive Behavioral TherapyEthnicityFemaleHome Care ServicesHumansMaleOutcome Assessment, Health CareQuality of LifeRural PopulationSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyOlder adultsDiverse Rural Older AdultsSix-month followEvidence-based treatmentsQuality of lifeMaintenance of effectsRural older adultsPretreatment levelsPosttreatment gainsPsychological symptomsDisadvantaged sampleMaintenance of qualityTreatment effectsLife improvementAfrican AmericansFollowAdultsParticipantsTherapySymptoms
2007
Improving Quality of Life in Diverse Rural Older Adults: A Randomized Trial of a Psychological Treatment
Scogin F, Morthland M, Kaufman A, Burgio L, Chaplin W, Kong G. Improving Quality of Life in Diverse Rural Older Adults: A Randomized Trial of a Psychological Treatment. Psychology And Aging 2007, 22: 657-665. PMID: 18179286, DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.4.657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyOlder adultsPsychological symptomsDiverse Rural Older AdultsMinimal support control conditionEvidence-based treatmentsRural older adultsPsychological treatmentQuality of lifeCBT participantsDisadvantaged sampleLife domainsControl conditionBehavioral variablesResearch therapistsParticipantsAdultsGeriatric health careGreater improvementEfficacy findingsLow resourcesAcceptable deliveryTherapistsHealth careAfrican Americans