A Text Messaging-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Adult Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial

YBARRA M., BOSI T. B., KORCHMAROS J., Emri S.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, vol.14, no.6, pp.183-196, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.2196/jmir.2231
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.183-196
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Despite promising data in Western countries, there is a dearth of research into the efficacy of text messaging-based smoking cessation programs in other settings, including the Middle East, where smoking prevalence rates are higher.