Smoking cessation
Conditions
Interventions
control group:Weekly health education messages about smoking cessation sent to participants via WeChat during the 2-month intervention period
intervention group:In addition to the health messages that were also sent to the active control group, the intervention group had three additional and novel components: 1) the WeChat interactive peer
Sponsors
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 67 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. current smokers who have smoked at least one cigarette in the past seven days prior to the baseline survey, 2. age 18 years old or above, 3. able to communicate in Chinese (Cantonese), 4. having access to a smart phone or mobile electronic devices and social networking media (WeChat), 5. willing to be followed up (Months 3 and 6).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. physically or mentally unfit, and 2. having participated in smoking cessation programs (last six months)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 7-day point prevalence (pp) quit rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of cigarettes consumed per day ;Positive and Negative Affect ;smoking self-efficacy;smoking subjective norm;attitudes towards smoking; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJoseph T.F. Lau
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed