Tobacco Pilot Study for Low Income Smokers
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Disorder
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Ease of use of tablet-guided tobacco intervention assessed by interview and summarized across study participants
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Pilot study to test feasibility of delivering a motivational smoking cessation intervention to low income smokers via a computer tablet.
Detailed Description
Twenty Salvation Army clients will be recruited to pilot test a motivational smoking cessation counseling intervention that is delivered via a tablet computer. Study participants will be given brief instructions on how to use the tablet. They will then complete a brief survey on the tablet. This will be followed by the researcher using the tablet to provide the motivational intervention. Finally, study participants will be interviewed to establish this perceptions of the intervention.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •current smoker (≥ 10 cigarettes/week for the past six months who are not currently trying to quit)
- •age ≥ 18 years
- •English speaking/writing
Exclusion Criteria
- •not receiving services for the Salvation Army
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Ease of use of tablet-guided tobacco intervention assessed by interview and summarized across study participants
Time Frame: Immediately after exposure to intervention
At the end of the intervention, each study participant will be interviewed regarding how easy the tablet computer was to use. This qualitative information will by summarized across all study participants.