Table 1 The top 10 cited articles on technology and social media-based tobacco smoking prevention and treatment
Title | Objective | Digital Tool Investigated (intervention) | Finding and Conclusion | Number of Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking cessation support delivered via mobile phone text messaging (txt2stop): A single-blind, randomised trial | Assess the effectiveness of a mobile phone text messaging smoking cessation program | Mobile phone text messaging (txt2stop) | The txt2stop smoking cessation program significantly improved smoking cessation rates at 6 months and should be considered for inclusion in smoking cessation services | 576 |
Do u smoke after txt? Results of a randomised trial of smoking cessation using mobile phone text messaging | Determine the effectiveness of a mobile phone text messaging smoking cessation program | Mobile phone text messaging | The program offers potential for helping young smokers quit, being affordable, personalized, and age-appropriate | 572 |
Randomized controlled trial of a web-based computer-tailored smoking cessation program as a supplement to nicotine patch therapy | Assess the efficacy of web-based tailored behavioral smoking cessation materials among nicotine patch users | Web-based tailored materials | Web-based tailored materials were more effective in achieving continuous abstinence compared to non-tailored materials | 254 |
Randomized, controlled pilot trial of a smartphone app for smoking cessation using acceptance and commitment therapy | Test the feasibility, acceptability, preliminary efficacy, and mechanism of change of a smartphone-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) application for smoking cessation | Smartphone-delivered ACT application | SmartQuit showed higher engagement and promising quit rates compared to an application following US Clinical Practice Guidelines | 249 |
A content analysis of popular smartphone apps for smoking cessation | Examine the content of popular smartphone apps for smoking cessation | Smartphone applications (apps) | Popular apps have low levels of adherence to clinical guidelines for treating tobacco use and dependence | 247 |
College smoking-cessation using cell phone text messaging | Evaluate a prototype program targeting college students that integrates Web and cell phone technologies for smoking cessation | Cell phone text messaging | Support for using wireless text messages to deliver potentially effective smoking-cessation behavioral interventions to college students | 243 |
Happy Ending: A randomized controlled trial of a digital multi-media smoking cessation intervention | Assess the long-term efficacy of a fully automated digital multi-media smoking cessation intervention | Digital multi-media smoking cessation intervention | The digital multi-media intervention showed higher repeated point abstinence rates and improved adherence to NRT | 226 |
Initial evaluation of a real-world internet smoking cessation system | Evaluate the results of a broadly disseminated smoking cessation website (QuitNet) | Web-based smoking cessation website | QuitNet demonstrated benefits for smoking cessation, with sustained use and social support enhancing the outcomes | 205 |
The role of engagement in a tailored web-based smoking cessation program: Randomized controlled trial | Investigate whether engagement in a web-based smoking cessation program predicts 6-month abstinence | Web-based smoking cessation program | Engagement with the program is a key mechanism underlying the impact of web-based smoking cessation interventions | 202 |
Web-Based Smoking-Cessation Programs. Results of a Randomized Trial | Identify active psychosocial and communication components of a web-based smoking-cessation intervention and examine the impact of increasing the tailoring depth | Web-based smoking-cessation program | High-depth tailored success stories and high-personalized message source were most influential in achieving cessation, and tailoring depth had a positive effect on quit rates | 201 |