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Exploring Online Asynchronous Counseling With Tobacco Treatment Specialists in the QUIT-PRIMO and National Dental PBRN HI-QUIT Studies: Who Uses It and What Do They Say
Authors
Williams, Jessica H.Delaughter, Kathryn
Volkman, Julie E.
Sadasivam, Rajani S
Ray, Midge N.
Gilbert, Gregg H.
Houston, Thomas K.
QUIT-PRIMO and National Dental PBRN Collaborative Groups
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Division of Health Informatics and Implementation ScienceDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2018-06-01Keywords
asynchronous communicationsmoking cessation
smoking cessation counseling
tobacco control
tobacco treatment specialist
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Epidemiology
Health Psychology
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
Public Health Education and Promotion
Substance Abuse and Addiction
Telemedicine
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PURPOSE: To describe the content of messages sent by smokers through asynchronous counseling within a Web-based smoking cessation intervention. DESIGN: Qualitative. SETTING: National community-based setting of patients who had been engaged by the medical or dental practices at which they attended or via Google advertisements. PARTICIPANTS: Adults older than 19 years who were current smokers and interested in quitting. Participants throughout the United States referred to a Web-based cessation intervention by their medical or dental provider or by clicking on a Google advertisement. METHODS: We conducted a qualitative review of 742 asynchronous counseling messages sent by 270 Web site users. Messages were reviewed, analyzed, and organized into qualitative themes by the investigative team. RESULTS: The asynchronous counseling feature of the intervention was used most frequently by smokers who were white (87%), female (67%), aged 45 to 54 (32%), and who had at least some college-level education (70%). Qualitative analysis yielded 7 basic themes-Talk about the Process of Quitting, Barriers to Quitting, Reasons to Quit, Quit History, Support and Strategies for Quitting, Quitting with Medication, and Quit Progress. The most common theme was Support and Strategies for Quitting with 255 references among all messages. CONCLUSION: We found rich communication across the spectrum of the quit process, from persons preparing to quit to those who had successfully quit. Asynchronous smoking cessation counseling provides a promising means of social support for smokers during the quit process.Source
Am J Health Promot. 2018 Jun;32(5):1170-1177. doi: 10.1177/0890117116670972. Epub 2016 Oct 10. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1177/0890117116670972Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46729PubMed ID
29848011Related Resources
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10.1177/0890117116670972