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Accepted Abstracts

Medicine 2.0'12 (Boston, USA)

A Semantic Network Comparison of Information Contagion between Messages That Get Retweeted and Those That Do Not in Two Health-Related Twitter Case Studies
Cati Gene Brown-johnson*, Ashley Sanders-jackson, Judith J Prochaska

Background: Understanding information contagious on Twitter (i.e., what is passed on from one user to another, or “retweeted”) may help to inform more effective online health interventions. Objective: The current study analyzed semantic network structure and attributes of retweeted and non-retweeted Twitter messages (“tweets”) following two health-related media events: 1) Miley Cyrus’ fans discovering she smoked cigarettes and 2) an announcement that President Obama quit smokin...

Medicine 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
Danielle E Ramo*, Howard Liu, Kathryn Chavez, Judith J Prochaska

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
Danielle E. Ramo*, Kathryn Chavez, Kevin L. Delucchi, Judith J. Prochaska

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 Publications

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Latino Adults’ Perspectives on Treating Tobacco Use Via Social Media
Beatriz Anguiano, Cati Brown-Johnson, Lisa G. Rosas, Cornelia Pechmann, Judith J. Prochaska
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(2):e12

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Development of a Twitter-Based Intervention for Smoking Cessation that Encourages High-Quality Social Media Interactions via Automessages
Cornelia Pechmann, Li Pan, Kevin Delucchi, Cynthia M Lakon, Judith J Prochaska
J Med Internet Res 2015;17(2):e50

Feasibility and Quit Rates of the Tobacco Status Project: A Facebook Smoking Cessation Intervention for Young Adults
Danielle E Ramo, Johannes Thrul, Kathryn Chavez, Kevin L Delucchi, Judith J Prochaska
J Med Internet Res 2015;17(12):e291

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