Lorien C. Abroms is applying for a Career Development Award (K07) in Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral and Population Sciences to develop the skills necessary to become a successful independent investigator in the area of e-health marketing and tobacco treatment. Dr. Abroms'career development plan includes mentors in the fields of health communication (Dr. Ed Maibach, Dr. Craig Lefebvre), tobacco treatment (Dr. Richard Windsor), qualitative research methods (Dr. Mark Edberg), and biostatistics (Dr. Samuel Simmens), and strong institutional support. Research Plan. Despite the widespread use of email in the general population, few studies have looked at the application of email for smoking cessation. This research proposal aims to explore how tailored, proactive email messages could enhance phone counseling at the NCI Quitline. Tailored email messages, which follow the recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline, may be effective for smoking cessation because they can increase the intensity and contact time of a smoking cessation intervention;they can enhance the problem solving and coping skills of the recipient;and, combined with phone counseling, they can serve as an additional treatment modality for smoking cessation. The research will take place in 3 phases. Phase 1 will consist of a needs assessment of Quitline callers and Quitline staff to inform the design of the email service. Phase 2 will consist of the development of a prototype of an email message service. Phase 3 is a formative evaluation of the prototype within the context of NCI's Quitline. It is hypothesized that phone counseling enhanced with email messages will result in higher levels of client satisfaction, higher levels of NCI Quitline service use, and more favorable smoking cessation outcomes. Participants will be interviewed at baseline, 3, 7 and 12 months. Because this research is built around an existing platform for smoking cessation counseling, the Quitline, the potential for dissemination is high.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Academic/Teacher Award (ATA) (K07)
Project #
5K07CA124579-03
Application #
7923145
Study Section
Subcommittee G - Education (NCI)
Program Officer
Perkins, Susan N
Project Start
2008-09-17
Project End
2013-08-31
Budget Start
2010-09-01
Budget End
2011-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$134,528
Indirect Cost
Name
George Washington University
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
043990498
City
Washington
State
DC
Country
United States
Zip Code
20052
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Hoeppner, Bettina B; Hoeppner, Susanne S; Abroms, Lorien C (2017) How do text-messaging smoking cessation interventions confer benefit? A multiple mediation analysis of Text2Quit. Addiction 112:673-682
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Heminger, Christina L; Boal, Ashley L; Zumer, Maria et al. (2016) Text2Quit: an analysis of participant engagement in the mobile smoking cessation program. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 42:450-8
Abroms, Lorien; Hershcovitz, Ronit; Boal, Ashley et al. (2015) Feasibility and Acceptability of a Text Messaging Program for Smoking Cessation in Israel. J Health Commun 20:903-9
Abroms, Lorien C; Boal, Ashley L; Simmens, Samuel J et al. (2014) A randomized trial of Text2Quit: a text messaging program for smoking cessation. Am J Prev Med 47:242-50
Abroms, Lorien C; Lee Westmaas, J; Bontemps-Jones, Jeuneviette et al. (2013) A content analysis of popular smartphone apps for smoking cessation. Am J Prev Med 45:732-6
Abroms, Lorien C; Ahuja, Meenakshi; Kodl, Yvonne et al. (2012) Text2Quit: results from a pilot test of a personalized, interactive mobile health smoking cessation program. J Health Commun 17 Suppl 1:44-53
Abroms, Lorien C; Padmanabhan, Nalini; Thaweethai, Lalida et al. (2011) iPhone apps for smoking cessation: a content analysis. Am J Prev Med 40:279-85
Abroms, Lorien C; Lefebvre, R Craig (2009) Obama's wired campaign: lessons for public health communication. J Health Commun 14:415-23