Acceptability of an internet-based contingency management intervention for smoking cessation: Views of smokers, nonsmokers, and healthcare professionals.

Abstract

The acceptability of an Internet-based contingency management (CM) intervention for cigarette-smoking was evaluated in two experiments. In Experiment 1, 67 participants completed an Internet-based CM intervention and then answered questions about the intervention. Experiment 2 assessed the acceptability of the intervention among potential treatment users (smokers, n = 164), non-smokers (n = 166), and healthcare providers (n = 139), who had never used the intervention. Participants in Experiment 2 were randomly assigned to either watch a video describing the standard CM intervention (No Deposit Group) or to watch a video about the standard intervention plus a deposit incentive (Deposit Group). Overall, results of both experiments indicated high acceptability across all dimensions of the intervention. Seventy-four percent of participants in Experiment 1, and 92% of those in Experiment 2, said they would use it if they needed to quit. Eighty one percent of healthcare providers reported that they would be very likely to recommend the intervention to patients. Participants in both experiments reported that monitoring their progress and earning vouchers were strengths of the intervention. The No Deposit group rated voucher earnings, cash earnings, and cost-effectiveness of the intervention higher than the Deposit Group. Healthcare professionals did not differ in their ratings across video conditions. Overall, the results suggest that Internet-based CM is acceptable as a method to help people quit smoking.

Internet-based contingency management to promote smoking cessation: A randomized controlled study

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Contingency management treatment for substance use disorders: How far has it come, and where does it need to go?

“…Cell phone and drug testing technologies allow for frequent assessment and reinforcement of alcohol and cigarette abstinence in the natural environment. These approaches are efficacious and acceptable to patients (Alessi & Petry 2013; Alessi & Rash 2017; Alessi et al, 2016; Kong 2013), as are Internet-based reinforcement procedures (Carpenter et al, 2015; Dallery & Glenn 2005; Dallery, Glenn, & Raiff 2007; Dallery, Raiff, & Grabinski 2013; Hertzberg et al, 2013; Meredith, Grabinski, & Dallery 2011; Raiff, Jarvis, Turturici, & Dallery 2013; Reynolds et al, 2015; Stoops et al, 2009). Coupling these technologies with mobile reinforcement procedures may support abstinence in real-time and lead to more effective and efficient delivery of CM, which may enhance and extend its benefits.…”

A New Frontier: Integrating Behavioral and Digital Technology to Promote Health Behavior

“…In one recent randomized clinical trial, Dallery et al (2013b) found that Internet-based CM promoted higher rates of abstinence (66.7 % negative COs) than a control group (25 % negative COs) during treatment. In addition to efficacy, Raiff et al (2013) evaluated the social validity of Internet-based CM and found high levels of acceptability among smokers, nonsmokers, and health-care professionals (for details about social validity assessment in clinical research, see Foster and Masch 1999). …”