Smoking, Smoking Behaviors, Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Brief summary
This research intends to identify common smoking triggers and barriers to quitting smoking; understand useful and effective strategies for smoking cessation; and explore the feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone-based interventions among low-income smokers.
Detailed description
This research intends to identify common smoking triggers and barriers to quitting smoking; understand useful and effective strategies for smoking cessation; and explore the feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone-based interventions among low-income smokers. Specific research questions of this research project are: 1. What are the common smoking triggers and barriers to quitting smoking for low-income smokers? 2. What are the preferred and useful smoking cessation strategies based on low-income smokers quitting experience? 3. What is the feasibility and acceptability of using a) text messages, b) virtual reality programs, and c) just-in-time adaptive smoking cessation interventions among low-income smokers?
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFocus Group
Each focus group will consist of 5-10 participants. They will first introduce to each other and be asked to keep information shared during the session private. The moderator will initiate some questions for the group to discuss. Prompt and follow-up questions will be asked. There is no right or wrong answer for each question and no sensitive questions will be asked. The conversations during the focus group discussion will be recorded. The group will be debriefed about the purpose of the study and have a chance to ask any questions about the study if they have. The focus group discussion for each session will last about 60-90 minutes.
Sponsors
American Cancer Society, Inc.
University of Colorado, Denver
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. between 18 and 89 years old 2. current smokers 3. reside in Denver Metropolitan Area 4. have a personal cell phone 5. have a household income at or lower than 200% of the federal poverty level; and 6. ability to read and speak English or Spanish (since a large proportion of the low-SES population in Denver are Spanish speakers).
Exclusion criteria
1. Unable to provide informed consent; 2. age ≥ 89 years; 3. unable to speak or understand English, or Spanish.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Use focus group discussion to identify barriers faced by low-income smokers | 12 months | This study intends to identify the barriers faced by low-income smokers to obtaining smoking cessation services/support using focus groups of current smokers. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed