SmokefreeTXT for Homeless Smokers: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homeless smokers want to quit smoking but face numerous barriers to doing so, including pervasive smoking among peers and a lack of social support for quitting. An SMS (short message service) text messaging intervention could address these challenges by providing virtual daily support for homeless smokers who are trying to quit but coping with multiple triggers to smoke.

Objective

This study aimed to assess whether a free SMS text messaging program, added to evidence-based pharmacotherapy and counseling, improved smoking abstinence among homeless adult smokers.

Methods

From October 2015 to June 2016, we conducted an 8-week pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of nicotine patch therapy and weekly in-person counseling with (n=25) or without (n=25) Smokefre

SUBMITTER: Baggett TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746087 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature