Mobile Chat Messaging for Smoking Relapse Prevention

How effective is mobile chat messaging for relapse prevention among individuals who recently quit smoking?In this randomized clinical trial of 590 adults who were receiving evidence-based smoking cessation treatment and had abstained for 3 to 30 days, mobile chat messaging significantly increased 6-month biochemically validated tobacco abstinence compared with text messaging (45.9% vs 35.5%).The findings support integrating mobile chat messaging for relapse prevention in existing smoking cessation treatment to improve long-term abstinence.

Corresponding Author: Tzu Tsun Luk, PhD, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Dr, Singapore 117599, Singapore (luktt@nus.edu.sg).

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