Summary
Introduction:
This text is a summary of a research study examining the use of cessation strategies among young adult smokers who participated in a Facebook intervention. The study seeks to understand the frequency, strategies used, and predictors of self-initiated 24-hour quit attempts among this population.
Key Points:
* The study included 79 young adult smokers who participated in a Facebook smoking cessation intervention.
* In 12 months, 52 participants (65.5%) completed 215 quit attempts, with 75.4% of attempts undertaken with the Facebook intervention alone.
* E-cigarette use to aid a quit attempt during the study period was associated with reporting a past year quit attempt at baseline.
* Non-daily smokers, those who smoked fewer cigarettes, and those in an advanced stage of change at baseline were more likely to make a quit attempt.
* No baseline characteristics predicted NRT use.
* Quit attempts are well-established predictors of successful smoking cessation.
* Little is known about predictors of quit attempts and quit-related strategies used among young adults participating in social media smoking cessation interventions.
* Electronic cigarettes are heavily marketed and growing in prevalence among young adults, and they are increasingly used as smoking cessation aids.
Main Message:
The main message of this text is that young adults predominantly try to quit smoking without additional assistance, with e-cigarettes being used more frequently as a cessation aid than NRT. The study highlights the need for improving the use of evidence-based smoking cessation strategies in this population, particularly given the importance of quit attempts in successful cessation.
Citation
Thrul, Johannes, and Danielle E. Ramo. “Cessation Strategies Young Adult Smokers Use After Participating in a Facebook Intervention.” Substance Use & Misuse 52, no. 2 (January 28, 2017): 259–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2016.1223690.
