Decídetexto: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Smoking Cessation Intervention in Puerto Rico

Francisco Cartujano-Barrera, Cristina I. Peña-Vargas, Evelyn Arana-Chicas, José G. Pérez-Ramos, Josiemer Mattei, Alejandra Hurtado- de-Mendoza, Rosario Costas-Muñiz, Julio Jiménez, Ana Paula Cupertino and Eida M. Castro
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Francisco Cartujano-Barrera: James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Cristina I. Peña-Vargas: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716, USA
Evelyn Arana-Chicas: James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
José G. Pérez-Ramos: James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Josiemer Mattei: Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Alejandra Hurtado- de-Mendoza: Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
Rosario Costas-Muñiz: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
Julio Jiménez: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716, USA
Ana Paula Cupertino: James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Eida M. Castro: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-12

Abstract: The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile smoking cessation intervention in Puerto Rico. This was a single-arm pilot study with 26 smokers in Puerto Rico who were enrolled in Decídetexto, a mobile smoking cessation intervention. Decídetexto incorporates three integrated components: (1) a tablet-based software that collects smoking-related information to develop an individualized quit plan, (2) a 24-week text messaging counseling program with interactive capabilities, and (3) pharmacotherapy support. Outcome measures included self-reported 7-day point prevalence abstinence at Months 3 and 6, pharmacotherapy adherence, satisfaction with the intervention, and changes in self-efficacy. The average age of the participants was 46.8 years (SD 12.7), half of them (53.8%) were female. Most participants (92.3%) smoked daily and half of them (53.8%) used menthol cigarettes. All participants requested nicotine patches at baseline. However, only 13.0% of participants used the patch >75% of days. At Month 3, 10 participants (38.4%) self-reported 7-day point prevalence abstinence (88.5% follow-up rate). At Month 6, 16 participants (61.5%) self-reported 7-day point prevalence abstinence (76.9% follow-up rate). Most participants (90%, 18/20) reported being satisfied/extremely satisfied with the intervention at Month 6. Self-efficacy mean scores significantly increased from 40.4 (SD 12.1) at baseline to 57.9 (SD 11.3) at Month 3 ( p < 0.01). The study suggests that Decídetexto holds promise for further testing among Puerto Rican smokers.

Keywords: Latinos; Puerto Ricans; Puerto Rico; smoking; smoking cessation; mHealth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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