scholarly journals Breaking Free from Smoking: A Novel Digital Smoking Cessation Intervention for Offenders in UK Prisons

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Dugdale ◽  
Jonathan Ward ◽  
Sarah Elison-Davies ◽  
Glyn Davies ◽  
Emma Brown
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Smoking Cessation Intervention ◽  
Balance Model ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Cessation Intervention ◽  
Behaviour Change Wheel

Introduction: The level of smoking cessation support across UK prisons is variable, with most offering pharmacological support, such as nicotine replacement therapy. However, with a complete smoking ban in prisons in England now imminent, additional standardised behavioural support is necessary to help offenders go smoke-free.Aims: This study used the Behaviour Change Wheel to aim to develop the content of an online smoking cessation intervention for offenders, with consideration of their capability, motivation and opportunity for behaviour change.Methods: This was an intervention development study. The Behaviour Change Wheel was used to map cognitive, behavioural, physiological and social targets for the intervention, onto appropriate intervention techniques for inclusion in the smoking cessation programme for offenders.Results: Psychological capability, social opportunity and reflective and automatic motivation were identified through deductive thematic analysis as areas of change required to achieve smoking cessation. A total of 27 behavioural change techniques were chosen for this smoking cessation intervention and were mapped onto the Lifestyle Balance Model which provided the theoretical basis on which the components of the programme are conceptualised. This included strategies around increasing motivation to quit, anticipating smoking triggers, modifying smoking-related thoughts, regulating emotions, managing cravings, replacing smoking and rewarding nicotine abstinence and adopting a healthier lifestyle.Conclusions: Through the utilisation of the Behaviour Change Wheel, the development process of this digital smoking cessation intervention was achieved. Further research is planned to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of this intervention and to explore how the programme is implemented in practice within prison settings.

scholarly journals Reducing drug-use harms among higher education students: MyUSE contextual-behaviour change digital intervention development using the Behaviour Change Wheel

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilis S. Vasiliou ◽  
Samantha Dockray ◽  
Samantha Dick ◽  
Martin P. Davoren ◽  
Ciara Heavin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Behaviour Change Technique ◽  
Behaviour Change Wheel

Abstract Background Digital harm-reduction interventions typically focus on people with severe drug-use problems, yet these interventions have moderate effectiveness on drug-users with lower levels of risk of harm. The difference in effectiveness may be explained by differences in behavioural patterns between the two groupings. Harnessing behavioural theories to understand what is at the core of drug-use behaviours and mapping the content of new interventions, may improve upon the effectiveness of interventions for lower-risk drug-users. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to systematically apply the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) approach to understand the components, influencing capabilities, opportunities, and motivations (COM-B) of higher education students to change their drug-use behaviors. It is also the first study which identifies specific patterns of behaviours that are more responsive to harm reduction practices through the use of the Theoretical Domain Framework (TDF). Methods We employed an explanatory sequential mix-method design. We first conducted an on-line survey and a Delphi exercise to understand the factors influencing COM-B components of higher education students to change their drug-use. Subsequently, we mapped all evidence onto the COM-B components and the TDF domains to identify clusters of behaviours to target for change, using a pattern-based discourse analysis. Finally, a series of multidisciplinary group meetings identified the intervention functions—the means by which the intervention change targeted behaviours and the Behavioural Change Techniques (BCTs) involved using the behaviour change technique taxonomy (v.1). Results Twenty-nine BCTs relevant to harm-reduction practices were identified and mapped across five intervention functions (education, modelling, persuasion, incentivization, and training) and five policy categories (communication/marketing, guidelines, regulation, service provision, and environmental/social planning). These BCTs were distributed across eight identified saturated clusters of behaviours MyUSE intervention attempts to change. Conclusions The BCTs, identified, will inform the development of a digitally delivered behaviour change intervention that focuses on increasing mindful decision-making with respect to drug-use and promotes alternatives to drug-use activities. The findings can also inform implementation scientists in applying context-specific harm-reduction practices in higher education. We present examples of how the eight identified clusters of target behaviours are mapped across the COM-B components and the TDF, along with suggestions of implementation practices for harm reduction at student population level.

Addressing cultural sensitivity in a smoking cessation intervention: Development of the Kick It at Swope project

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari Jo Harris ◽  
Jasjit S. Ahluwalia ◽  
Kolawole S. Okuyemi ◽  
Janice R. Turner ◽  
Malaika N. Woods ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Smoking Cessation Intervention ◽  
Cessation Intervention

Post creation strategies in a smoking cessation intervention based on motivational interviewing using Facebook: a mixed-methods content analysis (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pócs ◽  
Tímea Óvári ◽  
Csaba Hamvai ◽  
Oguz Kelemen
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Negative Feedback ◽  
Smoking Cessation Intervention ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Tobacco Use Cessation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Cessation Intervention ◽  
Significant Difference

BACKGROUND Smoking cessation support on Facebook (FB) is a cost-effective and extensible way to reduce tobacco use among young people. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a practical counselling style in face-to-face smoking cessation support and can be useful in web-based interventions as well. OBJECTIVE This study aimed at identifying which post creation strategies based on MI could achieve positive changes in FB post characteristics and FB users’ comments. METHODS We included MI-adherent posts (N=701) which were not boosted and were targeted at tobacco users. These FB posts have been categorized into five different groups according to specific MI strategies. The control group comprised entertaining and informative posts. Primary outcomes seem to highlight how the content has stimulated interactions (engagement rate), inhibited interactions (negative feedback) or appealed to the audience of the FB page (fan-total reach ratio). The first comments received on the FB posts were evaluated and used as secondary outcomes. We applied the classification of MI approach: change talk (CT), sustain talk (ST), desire, ability, reason, need (DARN), and commitment, activation, taking steps (CAT). RESULTS FB posts which used MI strategies were associated with significantly higher engagement rate (p=.010), higher fan-total reach ratio (p<.001), and more CT (p<.001), DARN (p=.005), or CAT comments (p=.003) compared to the control group. ‘Elaborating CT’ strategies elicited considerably more CT (p<.001) and DARN comments (p=.020). ‘Affirming CT’ strategies obtained higher fan-total reach ratio (p=.011) and generated significantly more CT (p=.006) and CAT comments (p<.001). ‘Reflecting CT’ strategies received significantly higher fan-total reach ratio (p<.001). Finally, ‘relational MI’ strategies achieved significantly higher engagement rate (p<.001) compared to the control group. It should be noted that we did not find significant difference in negative feedback and the number of ST comments. CONCLUSIONS Post creation strategies based on MI stimulated interactions with FB users and generated conversation about tobacco use cessation without relevant negative feedback. Our findings suggest that MI strategies may play a remarkable role in post creation within a web-based smoking cessation intervention. In the future, these strategies could be applicable to other online platforms, such as public health websites, health blogs, mobile applications or social networking groups.

scholarly journals Assessing the efficacy and impact of a personalised smoking cessation intervention among type 2 diabetic smokers: study protocol for an open-label randomised controlled trial (DISCGO-RCT)

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e040117
Author(s):  
Carole Clair ◽  
Aurélie Augsburger ◽  
Priska Birrer ◽  
Isabella Locatelli ◽  
Joelle Schwarz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Smoking Cessation Intervention ◽  
Randomised Control Trial ◽  
Primary Study ◽  
Smoking Abstinence ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Cessation Intervention

IntroductionFew studies have assessed the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions in individuals with type 2 diabetes, but interventions adapted to the specific needs of this population are warranted. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention in a population of smokers with type 2 diabetes and to measure the metabolic impact of smoking cessation.Methods and analysisThe study is an open-label, randomised control trial. Participants recruited from a sanitary region of Switzerland will be randomly allocated to either the intervention or the control arm. The intervention group will have four individual counselling sessions over 12 weeks. Trained research nurses will conduct the behavioural intervention, using motivational interviews and addressing diabetes and gender specificities. The control group will have one short counselling session at baseline and will be given written information on smoking cessation. Both groups will have a follow-up visit at 26 and 52 weeks. Demographic and medical data will be collected at baseline and follow-up, along with blood and urine samples. The primary study outcome is continuous smoking abstinence validated by expired-air carbon monoxide from week 12 to week 52. Secondary study outcomes are continuous and 7-day point prevalence smoking abstinence at 12 and 26 weeks; change in motivation to quit and cigarette consumption; and change in glycosylated haemoglobin levels, body weight, waist circumference and renal function after smoking cessation. In a subsample of 80 participants, change in stool microbiota from baseline will be measured at 3, 8 and 26 weeks after smoking cessation.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval has been obtained by the competent ethics committee (Commission cantonale d’éthique de la recherche sur l’être humain, CER-VD 2017–00812). The results of the study will be disseminated through publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations.Trial registration numbersClinicalTrials.gov NCT03426423 and SNCTP000002762; Pre-results.

Impact of a Regional Smoking Cessation Intervention for Vascular Surgery Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Howard ◽  
Jeremy Albright ◽  
Nicholas Osborne ◽  
Michael Englesbe ◽  
Philip Goodney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Vascular Surgery ◽  
Smoking Cessation Intervention ◽  
Cessation Intervention
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