Randomized controlled trial to assess the short‐term effectiveness of tailored web‐ and text‐based facilitation of smoking cessation in primary care (i<scp>Q</scp>uit in <scp>P</scp>ractice)

Naughton, Felix; Jamison, James; Boase, Sue; Sloan, Melanie; Gilbert, Hazel; Prevost, A. Toby; Mason, Dan; Smith, Susan M.; Brimicombe, James; Evans, Robert G.; Sutton, Stephen

doi:10.1111/add.12556

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“…Of course, it is possible that proactive messaging is only perceived as helpful by motivated users, as suggested by a recent randomized trial examining the usefulness of personal health technologies. 30 Yet evidence from mobile smoking cessation trials has also indicated that proactive messaging is related to increased quit success, 1,10,31,32 and is predominantly viewed as helpful and supportive by users. 33,34 These findings are in line with nonmobile intervention work that has shown that proactive smoking cessation counseling is acceptable to smokers, 35 and can help smokers progress from contemplating quitting to taking action, 36 and may enhance quit rates.…”

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How Smart are Smartphone Apps for Smoking Cessation? A Content Analysis

Hoeppner

Seaboyer

et al. 2015

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IntroductionCurrent evidence has demonstrated the usefulness of mobile technology in supporting smoking cessation. 1 The most recent Cochrane review, based on 20 studies and a total sample size of 9100 smokers, indicated significant benefit of mobile phone-based smoking cessation interventions on long-term outcomes, with a relative risk estimate of 1.71, compared to no intervention or less intensive intervention via mobile.1 These effects were achieved with fully-automated, highly cost-effective programs of unprecedented reach. They were also achieved with a relatively low level of technological sophistication, as up to this point, mobile technology approaches to smoking cessation have largely used text messaging. AbstractIntroduction: Smartphone technology is ideally suited to provide tailored smoking cessation support, yet it is unclear to what extent currently existing smartphone "apps" use tailoring, and if tailoring is related to app popularity and user-rated quality. Methods: We conducted a content analysis of Android smoking cessation apps (n = 225), downloaded between October 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014. We recorded app popularity (>10 000 downloads) and user-rated quality (number of stars) from Google Play, and coded the existence of tailoring features in the apps within the context of using the 5As ("ask, " "advise, " "assess, " "assist, " and "arrange follow-up"), as recommended by national clinical practice guidelines. Results: Apps largely provided simplistic tools (eg, calculators, trackers), and used tailoring sparingly: on average, apps addressed 2.1 ± 0.9 of the 5As and used tailoring for 0.7 ± 0.9 of the 5As. Tailoring was positively related to app popularity and user-rated quality: apps that used two-way interactions (odds ratio ), proactive alerts .38]), responsiveness to quit status ), addressed more of the 5As (OR = 1.53 [1.10-2.14]), used tailoring for more As (OR = 1.67 [1.21-2.30]), and/or used more ways of tailoring 5As content (OR = 1.35 [1.13-1.62]) were more likely to be frequently downloaded. Higher star ratings were associated with a higher number of 5As addressed (b = 0.16 [0.03-0.30]), a higher number of 5As with any level of tailoring (b = 0.14 [0.01-0.27]), and a higher number of ways of tailoring 5As content (b = 0.08 [0.002-0.15]). Conclusions: Publically available smartphone smoking cessation apps are not particularly "smart": they commonly fall short of providing tailored feedback, despite users' preference for these features.

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How Smart are Smartphone Apps for Smoking Cessation? A Content Analysis

Hoeppner

Seaboyer

et al. 2015

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“…This study suggested that using technology and smart phones in smoking cessation clinics helped to reach the adolescent population (29). Similarly, Naughton and his colleagues showed that an SMS system could be used in primary prevention in community health (27).…”

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“…Another study investigating SMS based intervention for smoking cessation in young adults aged 18-25 years showed an increase in smoking cessation in the short-term (4 weeks after cessation), but the data on long-term results was not sustained and it was inconclusive (26). The study of Naughton et al (27) showed similar quit rates with SMS intervention for the short-term (4 and 8 weeks after quit date), but the 6th month long-term results favored SMS intervention. For those who want to quit smoking, researchers are investigating how often it is necessary to send an SMS through a system and which kind of system should be used.…”

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Does Short Message Service Increase Adherence to Smoking Cessation Clinic Appointments and Quitting Smoking?

Önür¹,

Uysal²,

Iliaz³

et al. 2016

Balkan Med J

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Background: Using innovative and scientific methods increases the rate of quitting in smokers. Short message service (SMS) is a communication tool widely used and well integrated in many people's daily lives. To increase adherence to appointments in smoking cessation clinics (SCC), it is thought that increased compliance could be achieved by falling outside the traditional methods. SMS has been shown to increase the compliance of patients with SCC appointments. Aims: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of SMS in the compliance of patients with SCC followup visits and smoking cessation success. Study Design: Case-control study. Methods: Our study was a controlled, open, prospective study. We enrolled 436 cases applied to SCC of Yedikule Training and Research Hospital between 01.10.2013-30.06.2014 and agreed to follow-up with SMS. SMS was sent to the patients to remind them of appointments at the SCC and to query their smoking state. Results: Two hundred-and-eighty seven (65.8%) of the patients were male and 149 (34.2%) were female.The mean age was 45±12 years. In this study, 296 (67.9%) patients had graduated from primary school. Our patients' smoking state was queried by telephone at the 6-month follow-up and we contacted 348 patients. According to this, 88 (25.3%) patients were not smoking, and 260 (74.7%) patients were smokers. Therefore, the smoking cessation rate was 24% (n=60) in patients who did not respond to SMS reminders at all, and 28.6% (n=28) in patients answering any SMS at least once (p=0.377). Smoking cessation rate of the patients invited by SMS but who did not attend any control visits was 19.1%, and it was 34.5% in patients coming to a control visit at least once. This difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). Conclusion: In our study, there was increased success of smoking cessation in patients coming to control visits. We think that this may result from the possibly increased compliance to SCC appointments following reminders by SMS, and that this may also increase smoking cessation success.

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“…[7,8] Few studies have examined the effectiveness of text messaging programs targeting smokers associated with primary care or hospital settings. [9][10][11][12] Primary care is an important site for delivering tobacco cessation interventions with 84% of US smokers being screened for tobacco use by a physician each year. [13] Yet, we have little information about whether text messaging campaigns like those tested in community-based samples are effective when integrated within primary care.…”

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