ArticleJournal of medical Internet research
Smoking cessation and the Internet: a qualitative method examining online consumer behavior.
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- Consumer Evaluation of the Quality of Online Health Information: Systematic Literature Review of Relevant Criteria and Indicators.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Pooled it
- Utilization of a Web-based vs integrated phone/Web cessation program among 140,000 tobacco users: an evaluation across 10 free state quitlines.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Trial
- Effectiveness of a web-based self-help smoking cessation intervention: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.BMC public health · 2009Trial
- Blogging to Quit Smoking: Sharing Stories from Women of Childbearing Years in Ontario.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2016Article
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- Adaptation of a smoking cessation and prevention website for urban American Indian/Alaska Native youth.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2010Article
- Web-assisted tobacco interventions: empowering change in the global fight for the public's (e)Health.Journal of medical Internet research · 2008Article
- Cancer Internet search activity on a major search engine, United States 2001-2003.Journal of medical Internet research · 2005Article
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Abstract
backgroundSmoking is a major preventable cause of disease and disability around the world. Smoking cessation support-including information, discussion groups, cognitive behavioral treatment, and self-help materials-can be delivered via the Internet. There is limited information about the reasons and methods consumers access smoking cessation information on the Internet.
objectivesThis study aims to determine the feasibility of a method to examine the online behavior of consumers seeking smoking cessation resources. In particular, we sought to identify the reasons and methods consumers use to access and assess the quality of these resources.
methodsThirteen participants were recruited via the state-based Quit smoking cessation campaign, operated by the Victorian Cancer Council, in December 2001. Online behavior was evaluated using semi-structured interviews and Internet simulations where participants sought smoking cessation information and addressed set-case scenarios. Online interaction was tracked through pervasive logging with specialist software.
resultsThirteen semi-structured interviews and 4 Internet simulations were conducted in January 2002. Participants sought online smoking cessation resources for reasons of convenience, timeliness, and anonymity-and because their current information needs were unmet. They employed simple search strategies and could not always find information in an efficient manner. Participants employed several different strategies to assess the quality of online health resources.
conclusionsConsumer online behavior can be studied using a combination of survey, observation, and online surveillance. However, further qualitative and observational research is required to harness the full potential of the Internet to deliver public health resources.
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