Telephone Counseling and Messaging Guided by Mobile Profiling of Tobacco Users for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence-based pharmacotherapy and behavioral therapy could increase tobacco abstinence but are underused and require further investigation.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of a novel mobile health (mHealth) profiling via ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in personalizing smoking cessation intervention for individuals who use tobacco with no intention to use smoking cessation services and medications.

Design, setting, and participants

A 2-arm, assessor-blind, individual-randomized clinical trial was conducted. With online recruitment through social media or email advertisement, 459 adults with daily tobacco use in Hong Kong were recruited from March 23, 2022, to January 4, 2023, with follow-up completed by July 4, 2023. Individuals who had not u

SUBMITTER: Cheung YTD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909611 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature