Efficacy and utilization of an acceptance and commitment therapy-based smartphone application for smoking cessation among Black adults: secondary analysis of the iCanQuit randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Black adults who smoke are less likely to seek treatment and to succeed in quitting compared with other racial groups. The lack of efficacious and engaging trials for smoking cessation further contributes to this disparity. This study explored whether an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-based smartphone application (iCanQuit) was more efficacious for smoking cessation than a United States Clinical Practice Guidelines (USCPG)-based smartphone application (QuitGuide) among Black adults.

Design

Secondary analysis of a two-arm randomized trial with 12-month follow-up.

Setting

United States (US).

Participants

A total of 554 Black adults who smoke daily were recruited from 34 US states and enrolled between May 2017 and September 2018.

In

SUBMITTER: Santiago-Torres M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9798432 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature