ArticlePloS one2013
Promoting smoke-free homes: a novel behavioral intervention using real-time audio-visual feedback on airborne particle levels.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Smoke-free homes: what are the barriers, motivators and enablers? A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.BMJ open · 2016Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Tobacco Smoke Pollution in Homes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Pooled it
- Randomised controlled trial of real-time feedback and brief coaching to reduce indoor smoking.Tobacco control · 2020Trial
- Randomized Trial to Reduce Air Particle Levels in Homes of Smokers and Children.American journal of preventive medicine · 2018Trial
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- A minimal intervention to promote smoke-free homes among 2-1-1 callers: a randomized controlled trial.American journal of public health · 2015Trial
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- Feasibility and acceptability of monitoring personal air pollution exposure with sensors for asthma self-management.Asthma research and practice · 2021Article
- Assessing reinforcing versus aversive consequences in a real-time secondhand smoke intervention.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Smoke-Free Home Intervention in Permanent Supportive Housing: A Multifaceted Intervention Pilot.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- User-centered design of an air quality feedback technology to promote adoption of clean cookstoves.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2020Article
- Commentary: Pediatric Digital Health Supported by the National Institutes of Health.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2019Article
- Radon, an invisible killer in Canadian homes: perceptions of Ottawa-Gatineau residents.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2019Article
- Monitoring secondhand tobacco smoke remotely in real-time: A simple low-cost approach.Tobacco induced diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
Interventions are needed to protect the health of children who live with smokers. We pilot-tested a real-time intervention for promoting behavior change in homes that reduces second hand tobacco smoke (SHS) levels. The intervention uses a monitor and feedback system to provide immediate auditory and visual signals triggered at defined thresholds of fine particle concentration. Dynamic graphs of real-time particle levels are also shown on a computer screen. We experimentally evaluated the system, field-tested it in homes with smokers, and conducted focus groups to obtain general opinions. Laboratory tests of the monitor demonstrated SHS sensitivity, stability, precision equivalent to at least 1 µg/m(3), and low noise. A linear relationship (R(2) = 0.98) was observed between the monitor and average SHS mass concentrations up to 150 µg/m(3). Focus groups and interviews with intervention participants showed in-home use to be acceptable and feasible. The intervention was evaluated in 3 homes with combined baseline and intervention periods lasting 9 to 15 full days. Two families modified their behavior by opening windows or doors, smoking outdoors, or smoking less. We observed evidence of lower SHS levels in these homes. The remaining household voiced reluctance to changing their smoking activity and did not exhibit lower SHS levels in main smoking areas or clear behavior change; however, family members expressed receptivity to smoking outdoors. This study established the feasibility of the real-time intervention, laying the groundwork for controlled trials with larger sample sizes. Visual and auditory cues may prompt family members to take immediate action to reduce SHS levels. Dynamic graphs of SHS levels may help families make decisions about specific mitigation approaches.
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