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Trial reportNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2024

Boosting Smoking Cessation Intervention Utilization in Chinese Health Care Providers: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the "WeChat WeQuit" Medical Education Program.

Yunfei Wang, Pu Peng, Zhenzhen Wu, Yuhang Liu, Chudong Wang, Jinsong Tang, Yanhui Liao

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Trial report in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03556774 (Boosting Chinese Healthcare Service Providers' Utilization of Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions for Cigarette Smoking Cessation by 'WeChat WeQuit' Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Boosting Chinese Healthcare Service Providers' Utilization of Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions for Cigarette Smoking Cessation by 'WeChat WeQuit' Program

TypeinterventionalSponsorSir Run Run Shaw HospitalRan2019 to 2021Enrolled2,200ConditionsSmoking Cessation Intervention, Smoking AbstinenceArms'WeChat WeQuit' smoking cessation training program
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Yunfei WangDepartment of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Pu PengDepartment of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhenzhen WuDepartment of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Yuhang LiuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Chudong WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Jinsong TangDepartment of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yanhui LiaoDepartment of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4735-3252

Funding

Pfizer WI231803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn China, standard smoking cessation practices are rarely used by health care service providers (HSPs). WeChat, a popular social media app, has been widely used in China. AIMS AND

methodsIn this single-blind, randomized trial, undertaken in China with 8-week interventions and follow-up to 34 weeks, 1887 HSPs were randomly selected to the intervention (n = 942) or control group (n = 945) from October 2020 to October 2021. The intervention group received regular smoking cessation training program messages from the professional team for 8 weeks and followed for 34 weeks. The control group received thanks messages for 8 weeks, and follow-up to 34 weeks. Both groups received a hard copy of the manual after randomization. The primary outcome measure was the utilization rate of behavioral and pharmacotherapy interventions for smoking patients from 9 to 34 weeks. This trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (number NCT03556774).

resultsHSPs in the intervention group demonstrated a better overall utilization rate of smoking cessation at 20-week follow-up compared to the control group (35.54% vs. 31.41%, p = .036). Additionally, both groups showed a significant increase in the adoption of various components of the 5A's model-including "Assess," "Assist: set a quit date," "Assist: recommend cessation program," "Assist: provide information," "Assist: recommend medication," and "Arrange"-at the 9-week follow-up relative to baseline. Notably, at the 20-week follow-up, the intervention group reported significantly enhanced utilization rates for all these components, except "Assist: set a quit date."

conclusionsThe "WeChat WeQuit" training program effectively enhanced smoking cessation intervention adoption among Chinese HSPs. IMPLICATIONS: "WeChat WeQuit" training program was effective in increasing the provision of effective tobacco cessation interventions by Chinese-speaking HSPs to patients with cigarette smoking, which could provide valuable insights into bridging the gap between need and services for smoking cessation in China.

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Health PersonnelSmoking CessationAdultChinaEducation, MedicalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSingle-Blind MethodSocial Media

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PMCPMC11663801

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