Online Survey in Studying Smoking Attitudes and Behaviors Among Current Smokers

Completed

Conditions: Smoker

Interventions: Other: Survey Administration

Registration Number: NCT03863795

Lead Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Brief Summary: This trial uses an online survey to study smoking attitudes and behaviors among current smokers. An online survey consisting of questions about general demographics, smoking history, smoking attitudes, smoking behaviors, smoking intentions, health and qualities of daily life may help researchers understand the differences in smoking attitudes and behaviors among current smokers.

Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To examine if self-affirmation attenuates the effects of cigarette smoking stigmatization on smoking risk perceptions, pro-smoking beliefs, and intentions to change smoking behavior.

OUTLINE:

Participants are recruited and pre-screened via an online crowdsourcing program called Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk). Participants then respond to a one-time research survey over 20 minutes on SurveyGizmo, an on-line survey software platform.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 1100

Inclusion Criteria

United States (US) adult smokers.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Observational (survey)	Survey Administration	Participants are recruited and pre-screened via an online crowdsourcing program MTurk, and then respond to a one-time research survey over 20 minutes on SurveyGizmo, an on-line survey software platform

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quit Intentions	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes	Single item assessed intentions to quit smoking, 'Are you considering quitting smoking during the next 6 months?' from the 2014-2015 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (1=yes, plan to stop within the next 30 days; 2=yes, plan to stop within the next 6 months, but not within 30 days; 3=no, not thinking of quitting in the next 6 months; U.S. Census Bureau, 2016). Response options were reverse scored so that higher scores indicated greater intentions to quit.
Intentions to Seek Cessation Counseling	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes	How likely is it that in the next 6 months you will seek counseling/support to help you quit smoking? Response options were 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely).
Positive Cognitions About Smoking	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes.	Five items assessed positive cognitions about smoking (Fotuhi et al., 2013). Response options were 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Items were averaged to create a composite measure of self-exempting beliefs with excellent interitem reliability, α = .91.
Intentions to Switch Completely to E-cigarettes	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes	"How likely are you to switch completely from using regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes in the next 6 months?' 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely)
Self-exempting Beliefs	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes.	Deterministic beliefs regarding smoking behaviors were evaluated using the 18-item self-exempting beliefs scale (Oakes et al., 2004).Response options were 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Items were averaged to create a composite measure of self-exempting beliefs with excellent interitem reliability, α = .91.
Intentions to Reduce Smoking	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes	How likely is it that in the next 6 months that you will reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke in a day? Response options were 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely).