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ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2019

Trends in and factors associated with the adoption of digital aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction: A population survey in England.

Olga Perski, Sarah E Jackson, Claire Garnett, Robert West, Jamie Brown

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Article in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Olga PerskiDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: olga.perski@ucl.ac.uk.
Sarah E JacksonDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Claire GarnettDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Robert WestDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: robert.west@ucl.ac.uk.
Jamie BrownDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: jamie.brown@ucl.ac.uk.

Funding

Cancer Research UK 22962Cancer Research UK C1417/A22962Department of HealthMedical Research Council MR/K023195/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDigital smoking cessation and alcohol reduction aids are widely available in England. To estimate their public health impact, researchers need to consider their adoption in the target population. We assessed adoption rates, and characteristics of adopters, of digital smoking cessation and alcohol reduction aids in England.

methods3655 smokers and 2998 high-risk drinkers (defined as a score of >4 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption; AUDIT-C) who had made a past-year quit/reduction attempt were surveyed as part of the Smoking and Alcohol Toolkit Studies between January 2015-October 2018. Respondents provided information on socio-demographic characteristics and whether they had used a digital aid in a recent quit/reduction attempt.

results2.7 % (95 % CI 2.2%-3.0%) of smokers and 3.6 % (95 % CI 2.9%-4.0%) of drinkers who had made a past-year quit/reduction attempt (26.9 % and 15.3 %, respectively) had used a digital aid. Survey year was not significantly associated with use in smokers or drinkers. None of the baseline characteristics were significantly associated with the use of a digital aid in smokers. Drinkers with high motivation to reduce alcohol consumption (OR

conclusionsDigital smoking cessation and alcohol reduction aids are rarely used by smokers or high-risk drinkers attempting to quit/cut down in England, indicating that most of the target population is not being reached. Despite overall digital access improving, adoption rates remained similarly low between 2015-2018.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAlcohol DrinkingEnglandFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivationPopulation SurveillanceRandom AllocationSmokingSmoking CessationSurveys and QuestionnairesTherapy, Computer-AssistedDiffusion of innovationDigital aidsExcessive alcohol consumptionQuit attemptsSmoking

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