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ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2015

Quit4baby: results from a pilot test of a mobile smoking cessation program for pregnant women.

Lorien C Abroms, Pamela R Johnson, Christina L Heminger, Judith M Van Alstyne, Leah E Leavitt, Jennifer M Schindler-Ruwisch, Jessica A Bushar

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Article in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02412865 (Developing and Scaling a Text Messaging Tool to Help Pregnant Smokers), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02412865 nacompletednot on this map

Developing and Scaling a Text Messaging Tool to Help Pregnant Smokers

TypeinterventionalSponsorGeorge Washington UniversityRan2015Enrolled505ConditionsSmoking Cessation, PregnancyArmsQuit4Baby, Text4Baby
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lorien C AbromsMilken Institute School of Public Health, Prevention & Community Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States. lorien@gwu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6859-283X
Pamela R JohnsonORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1603-2600
Christina L HemingerORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7933-6591
Judith M Van AlstyneORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6112-2904
Leah E LeavittORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6777-4882
Jennifer M Schindler-RuwischORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4805-8231
Jessica A BusharORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3222-9646

Funding

Developing and Scaling an interactive text messaging tool to help pregnantsmokerR44DA035017 · NIDA · VOXIVA, INC. · PI ABROMS, LORIEN C, JOHNSON, PAMELA R · 2013 to 2014
$1.4M
NIDA NIH HHS R44 DA035017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundText messaging (short message service, SMS) programs have been shown to be effective in helping adult smokers quit smoking. This study describes the results of a pilot test of Quit4baby, a smoking cessation text messaging program for pregnant smokers that was adapted from Text2quit.

objectiveThe study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of Quit4baby for women currently enrolled in Text4baby, a perinatal health text messaging program.

methodsPregnant women enrolled in Text4baby and who were current smokers or had quit within the last 4 weeks (n=20) were enrolled in Quit4baby. Those under the age of 18, not pregnant, not current smokers, those using nicotine replacement therapy, and those not interested in participating were ineligible. Participants were surveyed at baseline and at 2 and 4 weeks postenrollment.

resultsMost participants responded to the program favorably. Highly rated aspects included the content of the program, skills taught within the program, and encouragement and social support provided by the program. Participants reported that the program was helpful in quitting, that the program gave good ideas on quitting, and that they would recommend the program to a friend. Suggestions for improvement included increasing the message dose and making the quitpal more interactive.

conclusionsThis pilot test provides support for the feasibility and acceptability of Quit4baby. Future studies are needed to assess whether Quit4baby is effective for smoking cessation during pregnancy.

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mobile healthpregnancytext messagingtobacco cessation

Identifiers

PMID25650765
PMCPMC4319143

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