Assessment of a Text Message-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Adult Smokers in China: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Successful smoking cessation strategies are an important part of reducing tobacco use. However, providing universal smoking cessation support can be a challenge for most countries because it requires sufficient resources. One way to expand access is to use mobile technologies to provide cessation support.

Objective

To assess the efficacy of a behavior change theory-based smoking cessation intervention using personalized text messages.

Design, setting, and participants

This study was a 2-arm double-blind randomized clinical trial conducted in 5 cities in China. Daily or weekly smokers 18 years or older were eligible for inclusion if they owned a mobile phone and used the WeChat social media app. A total of 722 participants were randomized to the intervention

SUBMITTER: Lin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9978944 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature