학술논문
Comparison of mHealth and Face-to-Face Interventions for Smoking Cessation Among People Living With HIV: Meta-Analysis
Document Type
article
Author
Source
JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 7, Iss 1, p e203 (2019)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2291-5222
Abstract
BackgroundThe prevalence of smoking among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is higher than that reported in the general population, and it is a significant risk factor for noncommunicable diseases in this group. Mobile phone interventions to promote healthier behaviors (mobile health, mHealth) have the potential to reach a large number of people at a low cost. It has been hypothesized that mHealth interventions may not be as effective as face-to-face strategies in achieving smoking cessation, but there is no systematic evidence to support this, especially among PLHIV. ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare two modes of intervention delivery (mHealth vs face-to-face) for smoking cessation among PLHIV. MethodsLiterature on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating effects of mHealth or face-to-face intervention strategies on short-term (4 weeks to