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Article: Effectiveness of Instant Messaging-Based Online Group Support for Preventing Smoking Relapse: a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

TitleEffectiveness of Instant Messaging-Based Online Group Support for Preventing Smoking Relapse: a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors
KeywordsInstant messaging
Relapse prevention
Smoking
Tobacco
WhatsApp
Issue Date1-Feb-2024
PublisherSpringer
Citation
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2024 How to Cite?
AbstractOnline group support potentially help prevent smoking relapse. This two-arm, pragmatic, open-label randomized controlled trial assessed the effectiveness of instant messaging (IM) (i.e., WhatsApp) online group support versus text messages for smoking relapse prevention. The intervention group (n = 469) participated in 8-week counsellor-moderated IM-based online discussion groups and receive messages on preventing relapse via WhatsApp. The control group (n = 459) received similar messages via text messaging for 8 weeks. Primary outcome was biochemically validated tobacco abstinence (exhaled carbon monoxide < 4 parts per million; or saliva cotinine < 10 ng/ml) at 12-month follow-up. By intention-to-treat, intervention and control groups showed similar prevalence of biochemically validated abstinence (11.9% versus 11.7%, risk ratio [RR] = 1.01; 95%CI 0.71–1.44; P = 0.93). The interactive IM-based online group support was costly but did not increase smoking abstinence compared to simple text messaging. More interactive digital health interventions are more costly but may not be more effective than simple text messaging. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: # NCT03717051.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/339851
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 3.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.623
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dc.contributor.authorHe, WJA-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Q-
dc.contributor.authorLam, TH-
dc.contributor.authorChan, CHH-
dc.contributor.authorLuk, TT-
dc.contributor.authorWang, MP-
dc.contributor.authorChan, SCS-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, YTD-
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-11T10:39:46Z-
dc.date.available2024-03-11T10:39:46Z-
dc.date.issued2024-02-01-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2024-
dc.identifier.issn1557-1874-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/339851-
dc.description.abstractOnline group support potentially help prevent smoking relapse. This two-arm, pragmatic, open-label randomized controlled trial assessed the effectiveness of instant messaging (IM) (i.e., WhatsApp) online group support versus text messages for smoking relapse prevention. The intervention group (n = 469) participated in 8-week counsellor-moderated IM-based online discussion groups and receive messages on preventing relapse via WhatsApp. The control group (n = 459) received similar messages via text messaging for 8 weeks. Primary outcome was biochemically validated tobacco abstinence (exhaled carbon monoxide < 4 parts per million; or saliva cotinine < 10 ng/ml) at 12-month follow-up. By intention-to-treat, intervention and control groups showed similar prevalence of biochemically validated abstinence (11.9% versus 11.7%, risk ratio [RR] = 1.01; 95%CI 0.71–1.44; P = 0.93). The interactive IM-based online group support was costly but did not increase smoking abstinence compared to simple text messaging. More interactive digital health interventions are more costly but may not be more effective than simple text messaging. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: # NCT03717051.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherSpringer-
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Mental Health and Addiction-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectInstant messaging-
dc.subjectRelapse prevention-
dc.subjectSmoking-
dc.subjectTobacco-
dc.subjectWhatsApp-
dc.titleEffectiveness of Instant Messaging-Based Online Group Support for Preventing Smoking Relapse: a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11469-024-01239-7-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85182623951-
dc.identifier.eissn1557-1882-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:001145446100001-
dc.identifier.issnl1557-1874-

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