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Developing mobile phone text messages for tobacco risk communication among college students: a mixed methods study.

Alexander V ProkhorovTamara C MachadoKaren Sue CalabroElizabeth A VanderwaterDamon J VidrineKeryn P PaschSalma K MaraniMeredith BuchbergAditya WaghSophia C RussellKatarzyna W CzerniakGabrielle C BotelloMackenzie H DobbinsGeorges E KhalilCheryl L Perry
Published in: BMC public health (2017)
Overall, participants found the messages to be interesting and appropriate. A gap in awareness of the risks of using new tobacco products was revealed. Feedback on the prototype messages was incorporated into message revisions. These findings provided preliminary confirmation that the forthcoming messaging program will be appealing to young adults.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • smoking cessation
  • quality improvement
  • single cell
  • risk assessment