scholarly journals Developing a Social Media Intervention to Connect Alaska Native People Who Smoke with Resources and Support to Quit Smoking: The CAN Quit Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe T Merculieff ◽  
Kathryn R Koller ◽  
Pamela S Sinicrope ◽  
Christine A Hughes ◽  
Martha J Bock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Native People ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Smoking Cessation Treatment

Abstract Background Face-to-face tobacco cessation has had limited reach and efficacy in Alaska Native (AN) communities. We describe our 2-phased approach to develop content for CANQuit, a Facebook (FB) group intervention to reduce barriers to evidence-based smoking cessation treatment for AN people in Alaska. Methods Phase 1 included semi-structured telephone interviews with 30 AN people who smoke and 10 stakeholders. They provided feedback on existing content from the CDC Tips TM campaign and AN digital stories. Phase 2 included an online survey with a new group of 40 AN smokers who provided feedback on existing content via a measure of perceived effectiveness and cultural relevance. Results Phase I results revealed participants evaluated content based upon story strength, relevance to AN culture, emotional appeal, relatability to AN people, and favorite video. No single posting was rated highly across all themes. All perceived effectiveness (PE) and cultural relevance median scores fell between 3.5 and 4.4 (range 1-5). PE scores varied across participant demographic groups. Conclusions Content embodying characteristics perceived to be most appealing, effective and culturally relevant was selected for the private FB group content library with refinements made to incorporate images of AN people engaged in AN activities. PE scores indicate a need for a wide variety of content that moderators could pull from when conducting the intervention. Implications Social media content targeting specific population sectors, such as AI/AN people for tobacco cessation needs to be culturally tailored. Our approach provides a model others can follow to determine what is appealing, relevant and effective messaging.

scholarly journals Social Media Intervention to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization and Cessation Among Alaska Native People Who Smoke: Protocol for the Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking (CAN Quit) Pilot Study

10.2196/15155 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e15155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S Sinicrope ◽  
Kathryn R Koller ◽  
Judith J Prochaska ◽  
Christine A Hughes ◽  
Martha J Bock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Native People ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Treatment Utilization ◽  
Intervention Content ◽  
Beta Testing

Background Despite the high prevalence of tobacco use among Alaska Native (AN) people, tobacco cessation interventions developed specifically for this group are lacking. Social media hold promise as a scalable intervention strategy to promote smoking treatment utilization and cessation, given the barriers to treatment delivery (ie, geographic remoteness, limited funding, climate, and travel costs) in the state of Alaska (AK). Building on a longstanding tobacco control research partnership with the AK Tribal Health System, in this study, we are developing and pilot-testing a culturally relevant, Facebook (FB)-delivered intervention that incorporates a digital storytelling approach adapted from the effective Centers for Disease Control Tips from Former Smokers campaign. Objective This study aims to promote evidence-based smoking treatment (eg, state quitline and Tribal cessation programs) uptake and cessation among AN people. Methods This study fulfills the objectives for stage 1 of the National Institute on Drug Abuse behavioral integrative treatment development program. In stage 1a, we will use a mixed method approach to develop the FB intervention. Cultural variance and surface/deep structure frameworks will address the influence of culture in designing health messages. These developmental activities will include qualitative and quantitative assessments, followed by beta testing of proposed intervention content. In stage 1b, we will conduct a randomized pilot trial enrolling 60 AN adults who smoke. We will evaluate the feasibility, uptake, consumer response, and potential efficacy of the FB intervention compared with a control condition (quitline/treatment referral only). Primary outcome measures include feasibility and biochemically verified smoking abstinence at 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-ups. Secondary outcomes will include self-reported smoking cessation treatment utilization and abstinence from tobacco/nicotine products. We will also explore interdependence (relationship orientation and collaborative efforts in lifestyle change) as a culturally relevant mediator of intervention efficacy. Results The study enrolled 40 participants for phase 1, with data saturation being achieved at 30 AN people who smoke and 10 stakeholders. For phase 2, we enrolled 40 participants. Qualitative assessment of proposed intervention content was completed with 30 AN smokers and 10 stakeholders. We are currently analyzing data from the quantitative assessment with 40 participants in preparation for the beta testing, followed by the randomized pilot trial. Conclusions The project is innovative for its use of social media communication tools that are culturally relevant in a behavioral intervention designed to reach AN people statewide to promote smoking treatment utilization and cessation. The study will further advance tobacco cessation research in an underserved disparity group. If the pilot intervention is successful, we will have a blueprint to conduct a large randomized controlled efficacy trial. Our approach could be considered for other remote AN communities to enhance the reach of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/15155

scholarly journals Social Media Intervention to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization and Cessation Among Alaska Native People Who Smoke: Protocol for the Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking (CAN Quit) Pilot Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S Sinicrope ◽  
Kathryn R Koller ◽  
Judith J Prochaska ◽  
Christine A Hughes ◽  
Martha J Bock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Native People ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Treatment Utilization ◽  
Intervention Content ◽  
Beta Testing

BACKGROUND Despite the high prevalence of tobacco use among Alaska Native (AN) people, tobacco cessation interventions developed specifically for this group are lacking. Social media hold promise as a scalable intervention strategy to promote smoking treatment utilization and cessation, given the barriers to treatment delivery (ie, geographic remoteness, limited funding, climate, and travel costs) in the state of Alaska (AK). Building on a longstanding tobacco control research partnership with the AK Tribal Health System, in this study, we are developing and pilot-testing a culturally relevant, Facebook (FB)-delivered intervention that incorporates a digital storytelling approach adapted from the effective Centers for Disease Control Tips from Former Smokers campaign. OBJECTIVE This study aims to promote evidence-based smoking treatment (eg, state quitline and Tribal cessation programs) uptake and cessation among AN people. METHODS This study fulfills the objectives for stage 1 of the National Institute on Drug Abuse behavioral integrative treatment development program. In stage 1a, we will use a mixed method approach to develop the FB intervention. Cultural variance and surface/deep structure frameworks will address the influence of culture in designing health messages. These developmental activities will include qualitative and quantitative assessments, followed by beta testing of proposed intervention content. In stage 1b, we will conduct a randomized pilot trial enrolling 60 AN adults who smoke. We will evaluate the feasibility, uptake, consumer response, and potential efficacy of the FB intervention compared with a control condition (quitline/treatment referral only). Primary outcome measures include feasibility and biochemically verified smoking abstinence at 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-ups. Secondary outcomes will include self-reported smoking cessation treatment utilization and abstinence from tobacco/nicotine products. We will also explore interdependence (relationship orientation and collaborative efforts in lifestyle change) as a culturally relevant mediator of intervention efficacy. RESULTS The study enrolled 40 participants for phase 1, with data saturation being achieved at 30 AN people who smoke and 10 stakeholders. For phase 2, we enrolled 40 participants. Qualitative assessment of proposed intervention content was completed with 30 AN smokers and 10 stakeholders. We are currently analyzing data from the quantitative assessment with 40 participants in preparation for the beta testing, followed by the randomized pilot trial. CONCLUSIONS The project is innovative for its use of social media communication tools that are culturally relevant in a behavioral intervention designed to reach AN people statewide to promote smoking treatment utilization and cessation. The study will further advance tobacco cessation research in an underserved disparity group. If the pilot intervention is successful, we will have a blueprint to conduct a large randomized controlled efficacy trial. Our approach could be considered for other remote AN communities to enhance the reach of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT DERR1-10.2196/15155

scholarly journals Drawing from justice theories to support targets of online harassment

2020 ◽  
pp. 146144482091312
Author(s):  
Sarita Schoenebeck ◽  
Oliver L Haimson ◽  
Lisa Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Online Harassment ◽  
Justice Theories

Most content moderation approaches in the United States rely on criminal justice models that sanction offenders via content removal or user bans. However, these models write the online harassment targets out of the justice-seeking process. Via an online survey with US participants ( N = 573), this research draws from justice theories to investigate approaches for supporting targets of online harassment. We uncover preferences for banning offenders, removing content, and apologies, but aversion to mediation and adjusting targets’ audiences. Preferences vary by identities (e.g. transgender participants on average find more exposure to be undesirable; American Indian or Alaska Native participants on average find payment to be unfair) and by social media behaviors (e.g. Instagram users report payment as just and fair). Our results suggest that a one-size-fits-all approach will fail some users while privileging others. We propose a broader theoretical and empirical landscape for supporting online harassment targets.

scholarly journals Adapting Evidence-Based Tobacco Addiction Treatment for Inuit Living in Ontario: A Qualitative Study of Collaboration and Co-creation to Move From Pan-Indigenous to Inuit-Specific Programming

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Barker ◽  
Anita Uuttuvak ◽  
Christine Lund ◽  
Rosa Dragonetti ◽  
Peter Selby
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Tobacco Addiction ◽  
Healthcare Interventions ◽  
New Strategies

Settler introduction of tobacco to Inuit Nunangat (homeland of Inuit in Canada) has led to high tobacco use prevalence among Inuit. Inuit are moving from traditional territories to the province of Ontario to access resources, including health services. Indigenous-specific tobacco cessation approaches in Ontario lack cultural relevance among Inuit, as they often reflect First Nations and Métis worldviews. To improve effectiveness of tobacco cessation services for Inuit living in Ontario, materials reflective of Inuit culture and worldviews were developed through a community-based participatory approach. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health collaborated with Tungasuvvingat Inuit and members of an Engagement Circle who work with Inuit or identify as Inuk (n = 25) to initiate a knowledge translation project aimed at co-creating a toolkit of Inuit-specific cessation resources. Development was guided by Two-Eyed Seeing, whereby Inuit and Western worldviews come together to support a strengths-based approach. The toolkit was evaluated through a pilot session and focus group with Inuit living in Ottawa who use tobacco (n = 13) and an online survey administered with a group of helpers who work with Inuit (n = 11). Analysis of qualitative data from the focus group and online survey highlighted five themes: choice, cultural relevance and safety, capacity-building, access, and impact. Focus group participants reported they learned quitting was possible and identified new strategies to quit through the session. Our findings emphasize the importance of engagement and co-creation with Indigenous Peoples to ensure cultural relevance and appropriateness of healthcare interventions.

scholarly journals Sharing Lessons Learned from Beta-Testing the CAN Quit Facebook Group Prototype to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization among Alaska Native People (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S Sinicrope ◽  
Colleen Young ◽  
Ken Resnicow ◽  
Zoe T Merritt ◽  
Clara R McConnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Native American ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Native People ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
American Indian People ◽  
Beta Testing ◽  
Group Engagement

UNSTRUCTURED Social media presents an effective tool to reach, engage, and connect smokers in cessation efforts. Our team developed the Facebook group, CAN Quit (Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit smoking), to promote utilization of evidence-based smoking cessation resources for Alaska Native (AN) people living in Alaska, which are underutilized despite their effectiveness. Often separated by geography and climate, AN people prefer group-based approaches for tobacco cessation that support their culture and values. Such preferences make AN people candidates for social-media-based interventions which promote connection. This Viewpoint discusses the steps involved and lessons learned in building and beta-testing our Facebook (FB) group prototype. We describe the process of training moderators to facilitate group engagement and foster community and we describe how we developed and beta tested our intervention prototype and FB group. All parts of the prototype are designed to facilitate utilization of evidence-based cessation treatments. We include recommendations for best practices with the hope that lessons learned from the CAN Quit prototype could provide a model for others to create similar platforms that benefit Alaska Native / American Indian people in the context of smoking cessation.

Perceived Effectiveness of Random Testing for Alcohol and Drugs in the Australian Aviation Community

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Christina M. Rudin-Brown ◽  
Eve Mitsopoulos-Rubens ◽  
Michael G. Lenné
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Random Testing ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Student Pilots ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
One Year ◽  
Alcohol And Other Drugs

Random testing for alcohol and other drugs (AODs) in individuals who perform safety-sensitive activities as part of their aviation role was introduced in Australia in April 2009. One year later, an online survey (N = 2,226) was conducted to investigate attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge regarding random testing and to gauge perceptions regarding its effectiveness. Private, recreational, and student pilots were less likely than industry personnel to report being aware of the requirement (86.5% versus 97.1%), to have undergone testing (76.5% versus 96.1%), and to know of others who had undergone testing (39.9% versus 84.3%), and they had more positive attitudes toward random testing than industry personnel. However, logistic regression analyses indicated that random testing is more effective at deterring AOD use among industry personnel.

AN EXPLORATION OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN TEENAGERS’ USE, CONSUMPTION AND DIGITAL PRODUCTION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina-Maricica Seserman ◽  
Daniela Cojocaru
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
The Way

Today’s teenagers have a very close relationship with ICTs and the digital space related to them, as they have impacted the way the youth constructs their sense of self and the tools they use to perform their carefully constructed identity. One key element which influences the way one constructs their views by themselves is within the boundaries set by their biological sex and therefore through the behaviors associated with their asigned gender. Through the symbolic interactionist lense, or more specifically through Goffman's dramaturgical theory on the manner in which one presents him/herself in society, this paper looks at the manner in which teenagers use social media platforms and at the way they consume and create digital content in order to present their gender identity. The way teenagers consume and produce digital content differs and depends on how they interpret their ideals of femininity and masculinity, which are afterwards reproduced in the content they post on their social media pages. Therefore this research is an attempt to understand what are the factors teenagers take in account when consuming and producing content. What gender differences can be observed in regards to new media consumption? What difference can be observed in online activity behaviors between males and females? How do they feel about their gender identity concerning fitting in with their peer group? A mix-methodological approach was engaged in the data collection process. In the first stage of the research highschool students (n=324) from the city of Suceava (Romania) participated in taking an online survey. The initial intent was to meet with the young respondents in person, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic this was deemed impossible. For the second stage of data collection, six of the participants who took the online survey were invited to participate in a focus group designed to grasp a better understanding of the results from the previous stage. The discovered findings uncover engaging gender similarities and differences in social media consumption and the type, subject, matter and style in which they posted their content, but also in regards to the performance of the self between the online and offline space.

scholarly journals Survey of young people in one region of the UK on accessing COVID-19 information (SOCIAL)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000942
Author(s):  
Oliver G P Lawton ◽  
Sarah A Lawton ◽  
Lisa Dikomitis ◽  
Joanne Protheroe ◽  
Joanne Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education Gaps ◽  
The Uk

COVID-19 has significantly impacted young people’s lives yet little is known about the COVID-19 related sources of information they access. We performed a cross-sectional survey of pupils (11–16 years) in North Staffordshire, UK. 408 (23%) pupils responded to an online survey emailed to them by their school. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the data. Social media, accessed by 68%, played a significant role in the provision of information, despite it not being considered trustworthy. 89% felt that COVID-19 had negatively affected their education. Gaps in the provision of information on COVID-19 have been identified.

scholarly journals Late-Night Use of Social Media and Cognitive Engagement of Female Entrepreneurs: A Stressor–Strain–Outcome Perspective

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110376
Author(s):  
Fakhar Shahzad ◽  
Adnan Abbas ◽  
Adnan Fateh ◽  
Raja Suzana Raja Kasim ◽  
Kashif Akram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cognitive Engagement ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Late Night ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Outcome Perspective

The excessive use of social media is an emerging phenomenon with several negative consequences in an entrepreneurial context. Based on the stressor–strain–outcome paradigm, this research aims to unveil the following: that social media late-night usage can affect two psychological strains (life invasion and technostress) among female entrepreneurs and thus influence their behavioral outcome (cognitive engagement). This study empirically tested the proposed mediation model using an online survey of 225 female entrepreneurs from the small- and medium-sized enterprise sector. A partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was implemented to obtain the results. The findings indicate that late-night social media usage significantly raises life invasion and technostress among female entrepreneurs. Moreover, internal strains (life invasion and technostress) reduce female entrepreneurs’ cognitive engagement and significantly mediate the association between late-night use of social media and entrepreneurial cognitive engagement. This study draws associated practical and theoretical contributions based on findings, which were not previously discussed.

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