Efficacy of an acceptance and commitment therapy-based smartphone application for helping rural populations quit smoking: Results from the iCanQuit randomized trial.

ABSTRACT: Limited access to evidence-based smoking cessation interventions among rural populations contributes to high rates of cigarette smoking and poor cessation outcomes. Yet, accessible digital interventions for cessation focusing on rural populations are lacking. In a secondary analysis, we determined the acceptability and efficacy of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based smartphone application (iCanQuit) relative to a U.S. Clinical Practice Guidelines (USCPG)-based smartphone application (QuitGuide) for smoking cessation among rural participants enrolled in the two-arm randomized iCanQuit trial. Participants were enrolled between May 2017 and September 2018 and randomized to either receive iCanQuit or QuitGuide for 12-months. Rural residence was determined by sub-county level Rural

SUBMITTER: Santiago-Torres M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793445 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature