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ConferencesAttended Medicine 2.0'13 (London, UK) Attended Medicine 2.0'14 Summit & World Congress (Maui, Hawaii, USA) Accepted AbstractsMedicine 2.0'13 (London, UK)A Facebook-Based Intervention to Reduce Smoking Among Young Adults: Evaluating Interest and Developing the Intervention and Procedures for Evaluation Background: Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death and disease worldwide. Approximately 5.4 million people die each year due to tobacco-related illnesses. Compared to other age groups, young adults are less likely to use behavioral interventions for smoking cessation, and studies of tobacco use and other health behaviors have reported great challenges in recruiting young adults. With nearly three-quarters (72%) of online 18-29 year olds using social media, it represents a promising... Medicine 2.0'14 Summit & World Congress (Maui, Hawaii, USA)Feasibility, Acceptance and Initial Efficacy of the “Tobacco Status Project” – An Intervention to Help Young Adults Quit Smoking on Facebook Background: With widespread use, engagement among users, and potential to capitalize on social support, social media represents a promising strategy to reach and intervene with young adult smokers. Mixed-methods formative work determined that a sizable minority (31%) of young adult smokers were interested in help to quit smoking on Facebook, with interest strongest among those motivated to quit. Approaches that respect privacy and tailor to readiness to quit were seen as most likely to maximi... Full Paper PublicationsJMIR mHealth and uHealthCannabis Mobile Apps: A Content Analysis JMIR Research ProtocolsMobile App-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: Feasibility and Initial Efficacy Among Veterans With Cannabis Use Disorders Journal of Medical Internet ResearchBroad Reach and Targeted Recruitment Using Facebook for an Online Survey of Young Adult Substance Use Smoking Cessation Intervention on Facebook: Which Content Generates the Best Engagement? Feasibility and Quit Rates of the Tobacco Status Project: A Facebook Smoking Cessation Intervention for Young Adults Published WithThis user's work may be related toPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who danielle_ramo has said they are a friend/colleague ofPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who identified danielle_ramo as friend/colleague and who danielle_ramo considers friends/colleaguesPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who said they have met danielle_ramoPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. |
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