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View article: Supporting Youth Vaping Cessation With the Crush the Crave Smartphone App: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Supporting Youth Vaping Cessation With the Crush the Crave Smartphone App: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background The use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, has increased exponentially in the past decade, particularly among youth. Emerging evidence indicates growing nicotine dependence among youth, revealing historically higher rates of dependence…
View article: Do cigarette prices near secondary schools vary by area-level socioeconomic status? Findings from a field study in Ontario and Québec, Canada
Do cigarette prices near secondary schools vary by area-level socioeconomic status? Findings from a field study in Ontario and Québec, Canada Open
Policy changes that limit area-level cigarette price differences without lowering cigarette prices may reduce inequities in youth smoking.
View article: Correlates of wanting to seek help for mental health and substance use concerns by sexual and gender minority young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A machine learning analysis
Correlates of wanting to seek help for mental health and substance use concerns by sexual and gender minority young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A machine learning analysis Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the mental health and substance use challenges among many people who are Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex (2SLGBTQI+). We aimed to identify the important c…
View article: Supporting Youth Vaping Cessation With the Crush the Crave Smartphone App: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Supporting Youth Vaping Cessation With the Crush the Crave Smartphone App: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, has increased exponentially in the past decade, particularly among youth. Emerging evidence indicates growing nicotine dependence among youth, revealing historically higher rates of dependenc…
View article: Prices, taxes and alcohol use: a systematic umbrella review
Prices, taxes and alcohol use: a systematic umbrella review Open
Aim To measure the impact of taxes and prices on alcohol use with particular attention to the different context of rising alcohol consumption in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Methods Systematic review: we searched MEDLINE, Embase, Econ…
View article: Smartphone Apps for Vaping Cessation: Quality Assessment and Content Analysis
Smartphone Apps for Vaping Cessation: Quality Assessment and Content Analysis Open
Background As the prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, or vaping, continues to grow, particularly among young people, so does the need for research and interventions to address vaping. Objective This study examines the qua…
View article: Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Resources for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Resources for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Previous research has established that gender and sexual minority (2SLGBTQ+) youth experience worse mental health and substance use outcomes than their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. Research suggests that mental health and subst…
View article: Machine Learning Applications in Mental Health and Substance Use Research Among the LGBTQ2S+ Population: Scoping Review
Machine Learning Applications in Mental Health and Substance Use Research Among the LGBTQ2S+ Population: Scoping Review Open
Background A high risk of mental health or substance addiction issues among sexual and gender minority populations may have more nuanced characteristics that may not be easily discovered by traditional statistical methods. Objective This r…
View article: Machine Learning Applications in Mental Health and Substance Use Research Among the LGBTQ2S+ Population: Scoping Review (Preprint)
Machine Learning Applications in Mental Health and Substance Use Research Among the LGBTQ2S+ Population: Scoping Review (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND A high risk of mental health or substance addiction issues among sexual and gender minority populations may have more nuanced characteristics that may not be easily discovered by traditional statistical methods. OBJECTIVE Thi…
View article: Exposure to Caffeinated Energy Drink Marketing and Educational Messages among Youth and Young Adults in Canada
Exposure to Caffeinated Energy Drink Marketing and Educational Messages among Youth and Young Adults in Canada Open
The objective of the current study was to evaluate young Canadians’ exposure to caffeinated energy drink marketing and educational messages that warn about the potential health risks of energy drinks. An online survey was conducted in 2015…
View article: Comparison of Developers’ and End-Users’ Perspectives About Smoking Cessation Support Through the Crush the Crave App
Comparison of Developers’ and End-Users’ Perspectives About Smoking Cessation Support Through the Crush the Crave App Open
The current study findings highlight the importance of understanding multiple perspectives of stakeholders involved in a mobile-based intervention. By gathering the viewpoints of developers and end-users, both problematic and effective app…
View article: Effect of a Mobile Phone Intervention on Quitting Smoking in a Young Adult Population of Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of a Mobile Phone Intervention on Quitting Smoking in a Young Adult Population of Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial Open
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01983150; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01983150 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6VGyc0W0i).
View article: The Crush the Crave Quit Smoking App and Young Adult Smokers: Qualitative Case Study of Affordances
The Crush the Crave Quit Smoking App and Young Adult Smokers: Qualitative Case Study of Affordances Open
An affordances approach is productive for gaining an in-depth understanding of how mobile apps interact with end-users to lend to particular outcomes. The study findings have implications for developing and improving apps for helping young…
View article: Effect of a Mobile Phone Intervention on Quitting Smoking in a Young Adult Population of Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Effect of a Mobile Phone Intervention on Quitting Smoking in a Young Adult Population of Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Digital mobile technology presents a promising medium for reaching young adults with smoking cessation interventions because they are the heaviest users of this technology. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the…
View article: Comparison of Developers’ and End-Users’ Perspectives About Smoking Cessation Support Through the Crush the Crave App (Preprint)
Comparison of Developers’ and End-Users’ Perspectives About Smoking Cessation Support Through the Crush the Crave App (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND High smoking rates among end-users, combined with their high rates of app use, render this age group as a particularly captive audience for quit smoking apps. There is emerging evidence that apps are an effective way to support…
View article: Crush the Crave: Development and Formative Evaluation of a Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation
Crush the Crave: Development and Formative Evaluation of a Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation Open
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01983150; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01983150 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6VGyc0W0i).
View article: A qualitative study of tobacco interventions for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults: overarching themes and key learnings
A qualitative study of tobacco interventions for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults: overarching themes and key learnings Open
LGBTQ+ YYA focus group participants expressed a desire for an intervention that can incorporate these key elements. The mobile phone app and social media campaign were noted as potential interventions that could include all the essential e…
View article: The Crush the Crave Quit Smoking App and Young Adult Smokers: Qualitative Case Study of Affordances (Preprint)
The Crush the Crave Quit Smoking App and Young Adult Smokers: Qualitative Case Study of Affordances (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Mobile phone apps have emerged as a promising way to reach young adult smokers, given their high mobile phone ownership rates and openness to receiving cessation support via digital technologies. Although emerging evidence indi…
View article: Crush the Crave: Development and Formative Evaluation of a Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation (Preprint)
Crush the Crave: Development and Formative Evaluation of a Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Emerging evidence supports the use of smartphone apps for smoking cessation, especially in young adults given their high smoking rates and high smartphone ownership rates. Although evaluative evidence is encouraging for support…
View article: Tobacco use cessation interventions for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth and young adults: A scoping review
Tobacco use cessation interventions for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth and young adults: A scoping review Open
Smoking prevalence among LGBTQ + youth and young adults is alarmingly high compared to their non-LGBTQ + peers. The purpose of the scoping review was to assess the current state of smoking prevention and cessation intervention research for…
View article: LGBTQ Youth and Young Adult Perspectives on a Culturally Tailored Group Smoking Cessation Program
LGBTQ Youth and Young Adult Perspectives on a Culturally Tailored Group Smoking Cessation Program Open
This study is particularly relevant as smoking cessation programs are one of the most commonly offered and published cessation interventions for the LGBTQ community, yet little is understood in terms of preferences of LGBTQ YYA smokers. Gi…
View article: Perceptions Toward a Smoking Cessation App Targeting LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults: A Qualitative Framework Analysis of Focus Groups
Perceptions Toward a Smoking Cessation App Targeting LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults: A Qualitative Framework Analysis of Focus Groups Open
This study provided insight into the perspectives of LGBTQ+ YYA on a smoking cessation intervention delivered through a mobile app. The findings suggested a number of components of a mobile app that were valued and those that were concerni…
View article: Impact of Canadian tobacco packaging policy on use of a toll-free quit-smoking line: an interrupted time-series analysis
Impact of Canadian tobacco packaging policy on use of a toll-free quit-smoking line: an interrupted time-series analysis Open
We found a significant increase in the monthly overall call volume and number of new callers receiving treatment per month after the introduction of the new tobacco health warning labels, with a sustained increase in overall calls and new …