Academic Journal
“Appagalo” a Customized Mobile Health Intervention (mHealth) for Smoking Cessation in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
| العنوان: | “Appagalo” a Customized Mobile Health Intervention (mHealth) for Smoking Cessation in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
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| المؤلفون: | Martinez-Gutierrez, Javiera, Domínguez, Angélica, López, Carolina, Alcántara, Juan, Althausen, Carolina, Rojas, Mildred, Véjar, Leonardo, Bambs, Claudia |
| المساهمون: | Fondo Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo en Salud, Fondo de Financiamiento de Centros de Investigacion en Areas Prioritarias, Fondo de Financiamiento de Centros de Investigación en Areas Prioritarias |
| المصدر: | Tobacco Use Insights ; volume 16 ; ISSN 1179-173X 1179-173X |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| الوصف: | BACKGROUND Almost 30% of Chilean women report cigarette smoking with important repercussions on their health. OBJECTIVE Design and test a mobile phone intervention for smoking cessation in young women. STUDY DESIGN A mobile application (app) was created using the best available evidence and consumer input. Its effectiveness was assessed through a randomized clinical trial. STUDY PARTICIPANTS Women 18 to 44 years old from middle-class neighborhoods in Santiago, Chile. Inclusion criteria were intention to quit cigarette smoking in the following month and having a smartphone cell phone. Women with positive screening for risky alcohol consumption were excluded. INTERVENTION App with content to support cigarette smoking cessation over 6 months. The control arm included an app that delivered general messages to promote permanence in the study. Telephone follow-up was performed at 6 weeks, and at 3 and 6 months after randomization. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE No smoking in the past 7 days at 6 weeks from enrolment. Intention-to-treat analysis was carried out using SPSS 17.0 with a significance level set at .05. RESULTS 309 women entered the study. Mean number of cigarettes smoked in a day was 8.8. 58.6% of the participants (n = 181) completed the follow-up for the primary outcome. With intention-to-treat analysis, 9.7% of participants in the intervention group reported not having smoked any cigarettes in the last 7 days vs 3.2% in the control group (RR 2.98 CI 95% 1.11-8.0, P = .022). Additionally, 12.3% vs 1.9% of the participants in the intervention group and control group reported continuous abstinence at 6 weeks, respectively (RR 6.29 95% CI 1.9-20.8, P < .001). Continuous abstinence was also significant at 6 months ( P-value of .036). CONCLUSIONS The “Appagalo” app is an effective tool to support smoking cessation in young women. It is a simple mHealth alternative for smoking cessation that can contribute to improving women's health in the Americas and worldwide. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1179173x231152316 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1179173X231152316 |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1179173x231152316 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1179173X231152316 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1179173X231152316 |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.8DEF5E0C |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1179173x231152316 |
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