ArticleSubstance use & misuse2017
Cessation Strategies Young Adult Smokers Use After Participating in a Facebook Intervention.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Engaging Teenagers in Asynchronous Online Groups to Design for Stress Management.Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children · 2019Article
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- Perceptions of Alternative Tobacco Products, Anti-tobacco Media, and Tobacco Regulation among Young Adults: A Qualitative Study.American journal of health behavior · 2018Article
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- A novel and remote biochemical verification method of smoking abstinence: Predictors of participant compliance.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundYoung adults underutilize current evidence-based smoking cessation strategies; yet social media are widely used and accepted among this population. A better understanding of whether and how young adults try to quit smoking in the context of a social media smoking cessation intervention could inform future intervention improvements.
objectivesWe examined frequency, strategies used, and predictors of self-initiated 24-hour quit attempts among young adults participating in a Facebook intervention.
methodsA total of 79 young adult smokers (mean age = 20.8; 20.3% female) were recruited on Facebook for a feasibility trial. Participants joined motivationally tailored private Facebook groups and received daily posts over 12 weeks. Assessments were completed at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up.
resultsIn 12 months, 52 participants (65.5%) completed 215 quit attempts (mean = 4.1; median = 4; range 1-14); 75.4% of attempts were undertaken with the Facebook intervention alone, 17.7% used an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), 7.4% used nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and 3.7% used additional professional advice. Non-daily smokers, those who smoked fewer cigarettes, and those in an advanced stage of change at baseline were more likely to make a quit attempt. E-cigarette use to aide a quit attempt during the study period was associated with reporting a past year quit attempt at baseline. No baseline characteristics predicted NRT use.
conclusionsAfter participating in a Facebook smoking cessation intervention, young adults predominantly tried to quit without additional assistance. E-cigarettes are used more frequently as cessation aid than NRT. The use of evidence-based smoking cessation strategies should be improved in this population.
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