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College smoking-cessation using cell phone text messaging.

Jami L Obermayer1, William T Riley, Ofer Asif

  • 1Personal Improvement Computer Systems, Inc, Reston, Virginia 20191, USA. Jobermayer@Lifesign.com

Journal of American College Health : J of ACH
|October 22, 2004
PubMed
Summary

This study shows that a web and mobile phone program helped college students quit smoking. Many students attempted to quit, with over 20% successfully stopping smoking at six weeks.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Digital Health Interventions

Background:

  • Rising smoking rates among college students necessitate tailored interventions.
  • Existing smoking cessation programs often overlook college students' unique motivations and smoking patterns.
  • Limited interventions utilize integrated web and mobile technologies for this demographic.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a prototype smoking-cessation intervention for college students.
  • To assess the efficacy of a program combining web-based tools and cell phone text messaging.
  • To address the specific needs of college smokers, including episodic smoking patterns.

Main Methods:

  • A prototype intervention program was developed, integrating web-based assessment tools and cell phone text messaging.

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  • Forty-six regular student smokers from local colleges were recruited and given access to the program.
  • User engagement guided the creation of individualized quitting programs delivered via text message.

    • Main Results:

    • At the 6-week follow-up, 43% of participants made at least one 24-hour quit attempt.
    • Twenty-two percent of participants achieved smoking cessation, based on a 7-day prevalence criterion.
    • The findings indicate feasibility and potential effectiveness of the intervention.

    Conclusions:

    • Web and cell phone technologies can deliver effective smoking-cessation interventions to college students.
    • Text message-based interventions show promise for supporting smoking cessation in this population.
    • Further research is warranted to optimize and scale such digital health solutions.