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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Communication
  • Digital Health Interventions

Background:

  • Deaf adults face significant barriers to accessing smoking cessation programs, including cultural, linguistic, and geographic challenges.
  • While web-based interventions show promise, existing online resources often present difficulties for Deaf individuals due to reliance on written English.
  • There is a notable lack of published Internet-based interventions specifically designed for smoking cessation among the Deaf population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create and pilot test an interactive website prototype delivering smoking cessation information in American Sign Language (ASL).
  • To address the unmet need for accessible, culturally relevant stop-smoking resources for Deaf adults.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a prototype interactive website featuring information in ASL.
  • Integration of real-time video chat rooms for virtual support groups and an 'ask the experts' feature.
  • Involvement of Deaf community members throughout the development and testing phases, with a Deaf former smoker as moderator.

Main Results:

  • The pilot test of the ASL-based smoking cessation website yielded positive evaluations from users.
  • Participants emphasized the value of the interactive and visual components of the website.
  • The project successfully created and tested a novel approach to digital health intervention for this population.

Conclusions:

  • The developed interactive website shows potential as an effective tool for smoking cessation among Deaf adults.
  • Visually-oriented and interactive features, delivered in ASL, are crucial for engaging this community in health interventions.
  • This project highlights the importance of community involvement and culturally appropriate design in digital health solutions.