A community pharmacist-led smoking cessation intervention using a smartphone app (PharmQuit): A randomized controlled trial.
WHO supports the harnessing of mobile technologies to improve access to smoking cessation services. As such, this study evaluated the effectiveness of smoking cessation services provided by community pharmacists using PharmQuit compared with standard care. The study was a prospective, multicenter, r...
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| author | Narong Asayut Phayom Sookaneknun Olson Juntip Kanjanasilp Preut Thanarat Bhattaraporn Senkraigul Chuthathip Sittisarn Suratsawatee Suksawat |
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| description | WHO supports the harnessing of mobile technologies to improve access to smoking cessation services. As such, this study evaluated the effectiveness of smoking cessation services provided by community pharmacists using PharmQuit compared with standard care. The study was a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial that included 156 participants who were 18 years or older and smoked at least one cigarette daily for a month, were ready to quit, willing to participate, and had a smartphone. The study was performed at seven community pharmacies in three provinces in Thailand. Participants were allocated to the intervention (n = 78) and control groups (n = 78). Both groups received the usual smoking cessation services with pharmacotherapy and counseling from community pharmacists for 6 months. The intervention group received PharmQuit as an additional service. Both groups were scheduled for follow-up visits on days 7, 14, 30, 60, 120, and 180. The primary outcome was continuous abstinence rate on day 180. The secondary outcomes included 7-day point abstinence rate, number of cigarettes smoked per day, exhaled carbon monoxide levels, adherence rate to the program, and satisfaction with PharmQuit. An analysis using the intent-to-treat principle was performed. Smoking cessation rates and the number of cigarettes smoked per day were significantly higher during the follow-up visits in both groups (p < 0.05). However, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups. The adherence rate to the smoking cessation program was higher in the intervention group than in the control group (74 days vs. 60 days, p > 0.05). The results showed the benefits of the contribution of community pharmacists. Although the inclusion of PharmQuit did not yield better results than pharmacists' counselling alone, it may help obtain better adherence to smoking cessation programs. Trial registration: Thai Clinical Trials Registry: TCTR20200925004 on September 25, 2020 -retrospectively registered, http://www.clinicaltrials.in.th/index.php?tp=regtrials&menu=trialsearch&smenu=fulltext&task=search&task2=view1&id=6841. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1cff8ddd9dd942e9afbd78ccb39a998b2022-12-22T02:51:56ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01173e026548310.1371/journal.pone.0265483A community pharmacist-led smoking cessation intervention using a smartphone app (PharmQuit): A randomized controlled trial.Narong AsayutPhayom Sookaneknun OlsonJuntip KanjanasilpPreut ThanaratBhattaraporn SenkraigulChuthathip SittisarnSuratsawatee SuksawatWHO supports the harnessing of mobile technologies to improve access to smoking cessation services. As such, this study evaluated the effectiveness of smoking cessation services provided by community pharmacists using PharmQuit compared with standard care. The study was a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial that included 156 participants who were 18 years or older and smoked at least one cigarette daily for a month, were ready to quit, willing to participate, and had a smartphone. The study was performed at seven community pharmacies in three provinces in Thailand. Participants were allocated to the intervention (n = 78) and control groups (n = 78). Both groups received the usual smoking cessation services with pharmacotherapy and counseling from community pharmacists for 6 months. The intervention group received PharmQuit as an additional service. Both groups were scheduled for follow-up visits on days 7, 14, 30, 60, 120, and 180. The primary outcome was continuous abstinence rate on day 180. The secondary outcomes included 7-day point abstinence rate, number of cigarettes smoked per day, exhaled carbon monoxide levels, adherence rate to the program, and satisfaction with PharmQuit. An analysis using the intent-to-treat principle was performed. Smoking cessation rates and the number of cigarettes smoked per day were significantly higher during the follow-up visits in both groups (p < 0.05). However, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups. The adherence rate to the smoking cessation program was higher in the intervention group than in the control group (74 days vs. 60 days, p > 0.05). The results showed the benefits of the contribution of community pharmacists. Although the inclusion of PharmQuit did not yield better results than pharmacists' counselling alone, it may help obtain better adherence to smoking cessation programs. Trial registration: Thai Clinical Trials Registry: TCTR20200925004 on September 25, 2020 -retrospectively registered, http://www.clinicaltrials.in.th/index.php?tp=regtrials&menu=trialsearch&smenu=fulltext&task=search&task2=view1&id=6841.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265483 |
| spellingShingle | Narong Asayut Phayom Sookaneknun Olson Juntip Kanjanasilp Preut Thanarat Bhattaraporn Senkraigul Chuthathip Sittisarn Suratsawatee Suksawat A community pharmacist-led smoking cessation intervention using a smartphone app (PharmQuit): A randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE |
| title | A community pharmacist-led smoking cessation intervention using a smartphone app (PharmQuit): A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_full | A community pharmacist-led smoking cessation intervention using a smartphone app (PharmQuit): A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_fullStr | A community pharmacist-led smoking cessation intervention using a smartphone app (PharmQuit): A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A community pharmacist-led smoking cessation intervention using a smartphone app (PharmQuit): A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_short | A community pharmacist-led smoking cessation intervention using a smartphone app (PharmQuit): A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_sort | community pharmacist led smoking cessation intervention using a smartphone app pharmquit a randomized controlled trial |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265483 |
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