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Feasibility of e-Health Interventions on Smoking Cessation among Vietnamese Active Internet Users

Introduction: Although e-health interventions are widely implemented as a supportive measure to smoking cessation, there is a lack of evidence in the feasibility of its application among Vietnamese youths, which is considered to be one of the most frequent internet using populations. This study asse...

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Autores principales: Tran, Bach Xuan, Le, Xuan Thanh Thi, Nguyen, Phuong Ngoc, Le, Quynh Ngoc Hoang, Mai, Hue Thi, Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi, Le, Huong Thi, Tran, Tung Thanh, Latkin, Carl A., Zhang, Melvyn W.B., Ho, Roger C.M.
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Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5800264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29361694
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010165
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author Tran, Bach Xuan
Le, Xuan Thanh Thi
Nguyen, Phuong Ngoc
Le, Quynh Ngoc Hoang
Mai, Hue Thi
Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi
Le, Huong Thi
Tran, Tung Thanh
Latkin, Carl A.
Zhang, Melvyn W.B.
Ho, Roger C.M.
author_facet Tran, Bach Xuan
Le, Xuan Thanh Thi
Nguyen, Phuong Ngoc
Le, Quynh Ngoc Hoang
Mai, Hue Thi
Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi
Le, Huong Thi
Tran, Tung Thanh
Latkin, Carl A.
Zhang, Melvyn W.B.
Ho, Roger C.M.
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description Introduction: Although e-health interventions are widely implemented as a supportive measure to smoking cessation, there is a lack of evidence in the feasibility of its application among Vietnamese youths, which is considered to be one of the most frequent internet using populations. This study assessed the quitting attempts among smokers and their preference and willingness to pay for smartphone-based cessation supporting applications in a sample of active internet users approached. Methods: A total of 1082 participants were recruited for the online-based survey from August to October 2015 in Vietnam. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, health information seeking behaviors on the internet, smoking status, quitting attempts and willingness to pay for smartphone-based cessation supporting applications were collected. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the associated factors with current smoking and willingness to pay for the smoking cessation application. Results: About 11% of participants were current smokers while 73.4% had attempted to quit smoking. Only 26.8% of the individuals indicated that they were willing to utilize a smartphone application to assist them in quitting. Participants who were male, had partners/spouse and lived at other places were more likely to smoke cigarette. Meanwhile, people who spent 50–70% of their online time to read health information were less likely to smoke. Results also show that living with family and never sharing health information on the internet were negatively associated with a participant’s willingness to pay for the smartphone application. Meanwhile, people who highly trusted health information were more likely to be willing to pay for the application. Conclusions: This prevalence of smoking and associated factors can provide potential indicators for creating several public health interventions in the new environment with the increasing development of information technology. This study implies that in order to expand the coverage of smoking cessation interventions, we recommend the integration of e-health interventions with clinical- or telephone-based conventional models by providing smartphone applications and information on the internet from reliable sources.
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spelling pubmed-58002642018-02-06 Feasibility of e-Health Interventions on Smoking Cessation among Vietnamese Active Internet Users Tran, Bach Xuan Le, Xuan Thanh Thi Nguyen, Phuong Ngoc Le, Quynh Ngoc Hoang Mai, Hue Thi Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi Le, Huong Thi Tran, Tung Thanh Latkin, Carl A. Zhang, Melvyn W.B. Ho, Roger C.M. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Introduction: Although e-health interventions are widely implemented as a supportive measure to smoking cessation, there is a lack of evidence in the feasibility of its application among Vietnamese youths, which is considered to be one of the most frequent internet using populations. This study assessed the quitting attempts among smokers and their preference and willingness to pay for smartphone-based cessation supporting applications in a sample of active internet users approached. Methods: A total of 1082 participants were recruited for the online-based survey from August to October 2015 in Vietnam. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, health information seeking behaviors on the internet, smoking status, quitting attempts and willingness to pay for smartphone-based cessation supporting applications were collected. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the associated factors with current smoking and willingness to pay for the smoking cessation application. Results: About 11% of participants were current smokers while 73.4% had attempted to quit smoking. Only 26.8% of the individuals indicated that they were willing to utilize a smartphone application to assist them in quitting. Participants who were male, had partners/spouse and lived at other places were more likely to smoke cigarette. Meanwhile, people who spent 50–70% of their online time to read health information were less likely to smoke. Results also show that living with family and never sharing health information on the internet were negatively associated with a participant’s willingness to pay for the smartphone application. Meanwhile, people who highly trusted health information were more likely to be willing to pay for the application. Conclusions: This prevalence of smoking and associated factors can provide potential indicators for creating several public health interventions in the new environment with the increasing development of information technology. This study implies that in order to expand the coverage of smoking cessation interventions, we recommend the integration of e-health interventions with clinical- or telephone-based conventional models by providing smartphone applications and information on the internet from reliable sources. MDPI 2018-01-20 2018-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5800264/ /pubmed/29361694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010165 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Le, Xuan Thanh Thi
Nguyen, Phuong Ngoc
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Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi
Le, Huong Thi
Tran, Tung Thanh
Latkin, Carl A.
Zhang, Melvyn W.B.
Ho, Roger C.M.
Feasibility of e-Health Interventions on Smoking Cessation among Vietnamese Active Internet Users
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010165
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