Web-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for smoking cessation: Is it engaging and efficacious for US Hispanic/Latinx adult smokers?

ABSTRACT: Hispanic/Latinx adult smokers in the United States (US) face barriers to receiving and utilizing evidenced-based cessation treatments compared with other racial/ethnic groups. The lack of efficacious and accessible smoking cessation treatments for this population further contributes to such smoking disparities. In a secondary analysis, we explored the efficacy of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based website (WebQuit.org) versus a US Clinical Practice Guidelines (USCPG)-based website (Smokefree.gov) for smoking cessation in a subset of Hispanic/Latinx adult participants enrolled in the WebQuit trial. Of the 2,637 participants who were randomized in the parent trial, 222 were Hispanic/Latinx (n = 101 in WebQuit, n = 121 in Smokefree). Smoking cessation outcomes were measured at 3

SUBMITTER: Kwon DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9501988 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature