Using Whatsapp and Facebook online social groups for smoking relapse prevention for recent quitters: A pilot pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Derek Cheung, Yee Tak ^a   Helen Chan, Ching Han ^b   Lai, Chi Keung Jonah ^b   Vivian Chan, Wai Fung ^a   Wang, Man Ping ^a   William Li, Ho Cheung ^a   Chee Chan, Sophia Siu ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TUNG WAH COLLEGE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Relapse prevention; Smoking cessation; Social media; Social networking

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85016925168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4829     Document Type: Article

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