Internet and cell phone based smoking cessation programs among adolescents

dc.creator	Purvi Mehta,
dc.creator	Manoj Sharma
dc.date	2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:55Z
dc.identifier	2065-1430
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ddc1fde35a274c4381a637c6472785e4
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14810
dc.description	Smoking cessation among adolescents is a salient public health issue, as it can preventthe adoption of risky health behaviors and reduce negative impacts on health. Self-efficacy,household and social support systems, and perceived benefits are some important cessationdeterminants. With the popular use of the Internet and cell phone usage among adolescents,smoking cessation programs are beginning to adopt these new delivery methods. The purpose ofthe study is to review interventions between 2005 and 2009 that used the Internet or cell phonesfor smoking cessation among 11 to 19 year olds. A systematic search of the CINAHL, ERIC,Google Scholar, and Medline databases was done. A total of 10 articles met the inclusion criteria.Interventions mainly used the Internet as a form of assistance to enhance the effectiveness of theprogram. One intervention used text messaging through cell phones. Self-efficacy, household andsocial support systems and perceived benefits were found to be significant predictors. Programswith multiple approaches, using the Internet as an adjunct were more effective than programs thatsolely relied on the Internet. Future research is needed to verify its success in cessation practices.Recommendations for future research are provided.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
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dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2065-1430
dc.source	Acta Didactica Napocensia, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 11-24 (2010)
dc.subject	smoking cessation
dc.subject	adolescents
dc.subject	internet
dc.subject	cell phone
dc.subject	intervention
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Internet and cell phone based smoking cessation programs among adolescents
dc.type	article