Assessing the National Cancer Institute's SmokefreeMOM Text-Messaging Program for Pregnant Smokers: Pilot Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Automated text messages on mobile phones have been found to be effective for smoking cessation in adult smokers.

Objective

This study aims to test the acceptability and feasibility of SmokefreeMOM, a national smoking cessation text-messaging program for pregnant smokers.

Methods

Participants were recruited from prenatal care and randomized to receive SmokefreeMOM (n=55), an automated smoking cessation text-messaging program, or a control text message quitline referral (n=44). Participants were surveyed by phone at baseline and at 1 month and 3 months after enrollment.

Results

Results indicate that the SmokefreeMOM program was highly rated overall and rated more favorably than the control condition in its helpfulness at 3-month follow-up (P<.01) and i

SUBMITTER: Abroms LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5645639 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature