Improving Adherence to Smoking Cessation Treatment: Intervention Effects in a Web-Based Randomized Trial
| Autor: | Michael S. Amato, Raymond Niaura, Sarah Cha, George D. Papandonatos, David B. Abrams, Nathan K. Cobb, Amanda L. Graham, Bahar Erar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Counseling medicine.medical_specialty Evidence-based practice 020205 medical informatics medicine.medical_treatment education Population Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Medicine Web application Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Nicotine replacement Original Investigation education.field_of_study Internet business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Tobacco Use Disorder Nicotine replacement therapy Tobacco Use Cessation Devices Physical therapy Smoking cessation Patient Compliance Smoking Cessation business |
| Popis: | Background Web-based smoking cessation interventions can deliver evidence-based treatments to a wide swath of the population, but effectiveness is often limited by insufficient adherence to proven treatment components. This study evaluated the impact of a social network (SN) intervention and free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) on adherence to evidence-based components of smoking cessation treatment in the context of a Web-based intervention. Methods A sample of adult U.S. smokers (N = 5290) was recruited via BecomeAnEX.org, a free smoking cessation Web site. Smokers were randomized to one of four arms: (1) an interactive, evidence-based smoking cessation Web site (WEB) alone; (2) WEB in conjunction with an SN intervention designed to integrate participants into the online community (WEB+SN); (3) WEB plus free NRT (WEB+NRT); and (4) the combination of all treatments (WEB+SN+NRT). Adherence outcomes assessed at 3-month follow-up were as follows: Web site utilization metrics, use of skills training components, intratreatment social support, and pharmacotherapy use. Results WEB+SN+NRT outperformed all others on Web site utilization metrics, use of practical counseling tools, intratreatment social support, and NRT use. It was the only intervention to promote the sending of private messages and the viewing of community pages over WEB alone. Both social network arms outperformed WEB on most metrics of online community engagement. Both NRT arms showed higher medication use compared to WEB alone. Conclusions This study demonstrated the effectiveness of two approaches for improving adherence to evidence-based components of smoking cessation treatment. Integrated approaches to medication provision and social network engagement can enhance adherence to components known to improve cessation. Implications This study demonstrated that an integrated approach to medication provision and social network integration, when delivered through an online program, can enhance adherence across all three recommended components of an evidence-based smoking cessation program (skills training, social support, and pharmacotherapy use). Nicotine replacement therapy-when provided as part of an integrated program-increases adherence to other program elements, which in turn augment its own therapeutic effects. An explicit focus on approaches to improve treatment adherence is an important first step to identifying leverage points for optimizing intervention effectiveness. |
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