Assessing Text Messaging Interactivity with a Vaping Cessation Intervention Among Latino Young Adults: A Quantitative
Rafael H Orfin1, Edgar I Alaniz-Cantú2, Jeffrey Wilmer Ramos-Santiago3
1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Objective:
To assess text messaging interactivity with a vaping cessation intervention among Latino young adults.
Methods:
As part of a single-arm pilot study, 40 Latino young adults (ages 18-25) received Kick Vaping, a vaping cessation text messaging intervention. Kick Vaping, available in English and Spanish, was developed in partnership with a Community Advisory Board of Latino young adults and consisted of 212 text messages delivered throughout a 3-month period. Participants' text messaging interactions with Kick Vaping were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed.
Results:
Quantitative: During the 3-month period, participants sent a total of 713 text messages (mean = 17.8, SD = 27.6, range = 0-127). Text messaging interactivity varied among participants: Two participants (5%) did not interact with the program, 22 (55%) had a low interaction with the program (1-9 text messages), 12 (30%) had a medium interaction (10-49 text messages), 3 (7.5%) had a high interaction (50-99 text messages), and 1 (2.5%) had a very high interaction (≥100 text messages). Qualitative: Several themes were identified: (1) Reasons to quit, (2) strategies to quit, (3) benefits of quitting, (4) self-efficacy, (5) barriers to quitting, (6) extra-treatment social support, and (7) intra-treatment social support.
Conclusion:
The Kick Vaping intervention generated different levels of text messaging interactivity among Latino young adults. Participants' text messaging interactivity provides important insights into their experiences using such intervention. These insights offer practical operational strategies to address vaping cessation among Latino young adults.
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