Efficacy of education and advice delivered by text message to aid smoking cessation

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1002874

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A high proportion of smokers indicate a desire to stop smoking and report having made attempts to quit. However, most attempts are not successful and new methods are needed to support motivated smokers and improve success rates. This project evaluates the use of text messages to deliver advice and support to smokers motivated to stop smoking. We aim to understand if and how this promosing new intervention helps smokers to quit.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $538,395.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Preventive Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

nicotine dependence | nicotine replacement therapy | smoking cessation | smoking intervention

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