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Electroencephalographic, Heart Rate, and Galvanic Skin Response Assessment for an Advertising Perception Study: Application to Antismoking Public Service Announcements

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[Internet and mobile phone interventions to decrease alcohol consumption and to support smoking cessation in

S Haug¹, J Sannemann, C Meyer

¹Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin, Universität Greifswald, Germany. severin.haug@isgf.uzh.ch

Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband Der Arzte Des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))

|March 10, 2011

Summary

This review found good evidence for web-based social norms interventions reducing alcohol consumption in students. However, internet and mobile interventions for adolescent smoking cessation showed mixed results, requiring further research.

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Electroencephalographic, Heart Rate, and Galvanic Skin Response Assessment for an Advertising Perception Study: Application to Antismoking Public Service Announcements

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Published on: August 28, 2017

Area of Science:

Digital Health
Adolescent Health
Behavioral Science

Background:

Adolescent alcohol consumption and smoking remain significant public health concerns.
Internet and mobile phone interventions offer scalable solutions for behavior change.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the effectiveness of Internet and mobile phone interventions for reducing alcohol consumption and aiding smoking cessation in adolescents.

Main Methods:

Comprehensive electronic searches of major scientific databases were conducted in August 2009.
Included studies were published in scientific journals, had English abstracts, and reported intervention effectiveness.

Main Results:

Web-based social norms interventions show strong efficacy in decreasing alcohol consumption among students.
Internet interventions for adolescent smoking cessation yielded mixed results, with some effective studies.
Mobile phone text messaging interventions for smoking cessation are promising but require more rigorous testing.

Conclusions:

Evidence supports web-based social norms interventions for student alcohol reduction.
Further research is needed in Germany to test web-based, internet, and text messaging interventions for alcohol and smoking cessation in adolescents.