Quit4baby: Results From a Pilot Test of a Mobile Smoking Cessation Program for Pregnant Women
| Autor: | Christina L. Heminger, Pamela R. Johnson, Jessica Bushar, Judith Mendel Van Alstyne, Lorien C. Abroms, Jennifer M. Schindler-Ruwisch, Leah E. Leavitt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Short Message Service 020205 medical informatics medicine.medical_treatment Health Informatics Information technology 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Perinatal health tobacco cessation 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Text messaging text messaging Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine mobile health mHealth Original Paper Pregnancy business.industry Behavior change T58.5-58.64 medicine.disease 3. Good health Family medicine Physical therapy Smoking cessation Pilot test pregnancy Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business |
| Zdroj: | JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 3, Iss 1, p e10 (2015) JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
| ISSN: | 2291-5222 |
| Popis: | BackgroundText messaging (short message service, SMS) programs have been shown to be effective in helping adult smokers quit smoking. This study describes the results of a pilot test of Quit4baby, a smoking cessation text messaging program for pregnant smokers that was adapted from Text2quit. ObjectiveThe study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of Quit4baby for women currently enrolled in Text4baby, a perinatal health text messaging program. MethodsPregnant women enrolled in Text4baby and who were current smokers or had quit within the last 4 weeks (n=20) were enrolled in Quit4baby. Those under the age of 18, not pregnant, not current smokers, those using nicotine replacement therapy, and those not interested in participating were ineligible. Participants were surveyed at baseline and at 2 and 4 weeks postenrollment. ResultsMost participants responded to the program favorably. Highly rated aspects included the content of the program, skills taught within the program, and encouragement and social support provided by the program. Participants reported that the program was helpful in quitting, that the program gave good ideas on quitting, and that they would recommend the program to a friend. Suggestions for improvement included increasing the message dose and making the quitpal more interactive. ConclusionsThis pilot test provides support for the feasibility and acceptability of Quit4baby. Future studies are needed to assess whether Quit4baby is effective for smoking cessation during pregnancy. |
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