Korean J Fam Pract 2019; 9(4): 394-400  https://doi.org/10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.4.394
Mobile Text Messaging Interventions for Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review
Hyun Jin Cha, Yun Sung Cho, Kyoung Jin Kim*, Eun Jung Oh, Jae Min Park, Jae Kyung Choi, Hyuk Jung Kweon, Dong Yung Cho
Department of Family Medicine, Konkuk University Graduate School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Kyoung Jin Kim
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9951-5212
Received: September 6, 2017; Accepted: October 1, 2017; Published online: August 20, 2019.
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Abstract
Background: Smoking is one of the most serious health problems worldwide. The aim of this systematic review was to demonstrate the effect of text messaging-based interventions on smoking cessation.
Methods: Electronic databases were searched using specific key terms. The inclusion criteria were (1) articles that employed a randomized controlled trial and (2) articles that examined the effect of text messaging interventions on smoking cessation. However, studies employing multimedia messaging service and smartphone apps were excluded.
Results: In total, six randomized controlled trial studies with seven interventions were included in this systematic review. Of these six studies, almost all concluded that text-messaging interventions had no significant effect on smoking cessation. However, one study conducted in England revealed that text messaging intervention groups had a higher rate of six-month prolonged abstinence from smoking than did the control group.
Conclusion: Text messaging interventions could be effective for those who want to quit smoking. We aimed to determine the effectiveness of using text messaging interventions for smoking cessation. However, there were only six studies that employed randomized controlled trials to determine such effectiveness. More studies on the effect of text messaging interventions for smoking cessation using subjects from various age groups and socioeconomic backgrounds are needed in the future.
Keywords: Smoking Cessation; Text Messaging; Short Message Service
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