Effectiveness of Short Message Service Text-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Among University Students: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Smoking is globally the most important preventable cause of ill health and death. Mobile telephone interventions and, in particular, short message service (SMS) text messaging, have the potential to overcome access barriers to traditional health services, not least among young people.

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of a text-based smoking cessation intervention among young people.

Design, setting, and participants

A single-blind, 2-arm, randomized clinical trial (Nicotine Exit [NEXit]) was conducted from October 23, 2014, to April 17, 2015; data analysis was performed from April 23, 2014, to May 22, 2015. Participants included daily or weekly smokers willing to set a quit date within 1 month of enrollment. The study used email to invite all colleg

SUBMITTER: Mussener U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5854248 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature