Development of an open-source web-based intervention for Brazilian smokers – Viva sem Tabaco

Gomide, Henrique Pinto; Bernardino, Heder S.; Richter, Kimber P.; Martins, Leonardo Fernandes; Ronzani, Telmo Mota

doi:10.1186/s12911-016-0339-7

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“…However, for the rest of the world, the situation is not clear. Although similar studies have been developed in Latin America with some prominent research efforts (e.g., for alcohol abuse and its disorders; Bedendo, Andrade, & Noto, 2018;Bedendo, Ferri, Souza, Andrade, & Noto, 2019; for tobacco cessation, Gomide, Bernardino, Richter, Martins, & Ronzani, 2016), there are still essential research gaps on some specific mental health problems like depression (Jiménez-Molina et al, 2019).…”

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Who seeks Internet-based interventions for depression in Brazil?

Lopes

Svacina

Roussos

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Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

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Specific psychological treatments for depressive disorders delivered on the Internet have shown effectiveness and presented advantages over face-to-face treatments (potentially less expensive, flexible schedules, available in remote areas). This paper aims to describe the characteristics of those who sought help from an online self-guided intervention for depression and to explore hypotheses about predictors of enrollment to the program. Based on a sample of 282 of individuals who filled in screening questionnaires, we verified that the respondents were mainly female, were on average 34.36 years old, were primarily recruited through Facebook, had been previously diagnosed by mental health professionals, presented moderate self-efficacy perception, and had moderately severe symptoms of depression. Respondents who reported comorbid conditions were more likely to attend enrollment interviews, and being in treatment or not did not influence attendance. Such characterization may provide strategies to reach more people and to optimize the design of interventions targeting help-seeking depressed individuals in Brazil.

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Who seeks Internet-based interventions for depression in Brazil?

Lopes

Svacina

Roussos

et al. 2021

Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

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“…It is fully automated and its content is based on the "Treating tobacco use and dependence -2008 update" guidelines 40 . More details about the intervention have been published elsewhere 41 .…”

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Facebook recruitment of smokers: comparing gain- and loss-framed ads for the purposes of an Internet-based smoking cessation intervention

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Gain- and loss-framed messages about smoking behavior have commonly been used to promote cessation. However, there are still no clear conclusions as to what kind of message is more effective for motivating smokers to quit. This study compared the effectiveness of loss- and gain-framed messages in the online recruitment of smokers via Facebook Advertising. Loss- and gain-framed messages about smoking were created and released as Facebook ads. Users who clicked on the ads were automatically redirected to the “Live Without Tobacco” intervention (http://www.vivasemtabaco.com.br). The amount spent on the ads was BRL 647.64. Data were collected from the Facebook Ads platform and from a relational database. Analyses were performed on the 6,350 users who clicked on one of the ads and 1,731 who were successfully redirected to the intervention. Gain-framed ads reached 174,029 people and loss-framed ads reached 180,527. The former received 2,688 clicks, while the latter received 3,662. The cost of the click was BRL 0.12 per gain-framed ad and BRL 0.09 per loss-framed ad. Loss-framed ads reached more users, got more clicks (and website accesses), and led to more accounts and quit plans being created. Loss-framed messages about smoking appear to be more cost-effective for both initial recruitment and intervention engagement. Facebook has proven to be a good outreach and recruitment tool and can be a solution for the difficulty in reaching smokers for cessation interventions.

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“…The intervention content is structured in three major areas according to the user degree of motivation for change. More details on intervention development can be found in Gomide, Bernardino, Richter, Martins, and Ronzani (2016).…”

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Depression among smokers of a web-based intervention to quit smoking: a cross-sectional study

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Carvalho

Menezes

et al. 2017

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Introduction. Web-based interventions for smoking cessation are an innovative strategy to reduce the burden of smoking. Although many web-based interventions are freely available in many languages and have proven to be effective, so far no study has covered in detail the association between depression and smoking. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of depression among users of the Viva sem Tabaco, a web-based intervention for smoking cessation. Method. This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. In the internet-based intervention participated 1 433. Inclusion criteria were: being 18 years or older and a smoker; exclusion criteria were: omitting to fill out two questions of the screening depression questionnaire PHQ-2 and having made multiple accesses within a limited time span, characterizing invalid access. At the end, the sample had 461 participants. Participants answered questions related to sociodemographic characteristics, tobacco history, depression (PHQ-2 and PHQ-9), alcohol use, and intervention use. Results. Participants average age was 42.3 years (SD = 12.1). Most participants were female (67%), and 70% were employed during the time of the study. From the total sample, 36.4% of the participants presented depression according to PHQ-2. Being screened with depression was associated with tobacco dependence (OR = 1.10; 95% CI = 1.00, 1.20), and associated with not having a job (OR = .53; 95% CI = .29, .97). Discussion and conclusion. Depression may be a factor to be considered in programs that offer support to quit smoking through the internet for Portuguese Speakers.

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Development of an open-source web-based intervention for Brazilian smokers – Viva sem Tabaco

Cited by 8 publications

References 19 publications

Who seeks Internet-based interventions for depression in Brazil?

Who seeks Internet-based interventions for depression in Brazil?

Facebook recruitment of smokers: comparing gain- and loss-framed ads for the purposes of an Internet-based smoking cessation intervention

Depression among smokers of a web-based intervention to quit smoking: a cross-sectional study

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