The goal of this usability study is to pilot test the recruitment procedures, data acquisition methods, and text message program integration required to support the planning of a future clinical trial. Approximately 15 smokers who are patients of the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) patient treatment center and have an upcoming dental prophylaxis or scaling and root planing (henceforth referred to as 'teeth cleaning') appointment will be recruited. During the dental cleaning, participants will watch a brief educational video that provides guidance and advice on smoking cessation. At the end of the dental appointment, participants will complete a survey about their experience watching the video and their attitudes towards smoking cessation. Participants will also receive other smoking cessation resources with instructions on how to access the services. Participants will then use the one-month text message program developed by the investigators to motivate and facilitate contact with the smoking cessation resources. At the end of the one-month text message program, participants will complete a survey about their experience during the text message program, their smoking habits, and attitudes towards smoking cessation. The duration of the study will be approximately six-weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
One of two different 10 minute educational videos on smoking cessation will be viewed by participants during a dental cleaning visit. The video that is watched will depend on participants' level of motivation to quit and project needs
A one-month text message program to motivate and facilitate contact with smoking cessation resources.
Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Feasibility of the Smoking Cessation Education Program
The number of participants who watched the video and used the text messaging for a month.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Participant Acceptability Rate of the Program
Participants were asked to rate the acceptability of the program by answering an investigator developed acceptability question with a scale of 1 to 7, where 1= the program was not acceptable and 7= the program was very acceptable. Scores could range from 1 to 7, and higher scores are associated with greater acceptability of the program.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Participant Satisfaction With the Program
Participants were asked to rate their satisfaction of the program by answering an investigator developed satisfaction question with a scale of 1 to 5, where 1= they were not satisfied with the program and 5= they were very satisfied with the program. Higher scores were associated with greater satisfaction with the program.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Attitudes About Smoking
The number of subjects who 'agreed' or 'strongly agreed' that the educational video improved their attitude towards quitting smoking.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day
An investigator-developed survey will ask participants questions about the number of cigarettes smoked daily
Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks
The Number of Participants With Quit Attempts Lasting ≥ 24 Hours
The number of participants who attempted to quit smoking for 24 hours or more at follow-up because they wanted to quit (not due to hospitalization or illness) based on an investigator-developed survey that asked participants questions about the number of quit attempts lasting ≥ 24 hours
Time frame: 6 weeks
Methods for Quitting Smoking
An investigator-developed survey will ask participants questions about what methods they used to try to quit smoking
Time frame: 6 weeks
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