Jiang Y, Huang Y, Ybarra ML, Abroms L, Free C, Whittaker. (2014). Meta-analysis of mobile phone-based interventions for smoking cessation trials in different countries. Poster presented at 35th Annual Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics, Vienna, Austria
Tobacco use contributes to 12% of all deaths among adults ages 30 years and older worldwide. Smoking cessation programs delivered via mobile phone text messaging are available in several different countries to help people quit smoking. Although results suggest increases in self-reported quitting, at least in short-term, little is know about how this differs for different cultures.