Efficacy of a Texting Program to Promote Cessation Among Pregnant Smokers: A Randomized Control Trial
Author(s) -
Kathryn I. Pollak,
Pauline Lyna,
Xiaomei Gao,
Devon Noonan,
Santiago Bejarano Hernandez,
Sonia Subudhi,
Geeta K. Swamy,
Laura J. Fish
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntz174
Subject(s) - smoking cessation , randomized controlled trial , medicine , smoking prevention , tobacco control , environmental health , psychology , public health , nursing , pathology
Smoking during pregnancy poses serious risks to baby and mother. Few disseminable programs exist to help pregnant women quit or reduce their smoking. We hypothesized that an SMS text-delivered scheduled gradual reduction (SGR) program plus support texts would outperform SMS support messages alone.
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