Design and testing of an interactive smoking cessation intervention for inner-city women.
The purpose of this study was to design and test the usability of a computer-mediated smoking cessation program for inner-city women. Design and content were developed consistent with principles of user-centered design. Formative and summative evaluation strategies were utilized in its testing. The summative evaluation was designed to test usability in a naturalistic environment. A sample of 100 women who receive care at an inner-city community health center participated in the study. Average time for completing the computer program was 13.9 minutes. Participants reported a high level of satisfaction with usability of the program. Standardized instruments to measure cognitive processes of change related to smoking were completed at baseline and at 1 week. Participants reported a decrease in favorable attitudes toward smoking (P=0.014) and an increase in cognitive change processes at follow-up (P=0.037). These results indicate that interactive computer technology is acceptable to, and potentially useful for, promoting smoking cessation in low-income women.
McDaniel
Anna M
AM
School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. amcdanie@iupui.edu
Casper
Gail R
GR
Hutchison
Sondra K
SK
Stratton
Renee M
RM
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D014505:Urban Population