Assessing Information Impact on Smoking Time Trends

描述(由申请人提供)：这项研究是对内容检索和分析软件的探索性使用，以检查癌症信息环境中的趋势。具体地说，这项研究考察了新闻媒体和互联网上出现的有说服力的信息在预测烟草使用和相关行为结果方面的效果。这项研究使用了时间序列模型(InfoTrend)，并比较了其他几个用于内容分析的软件包。 这项研究响应了国家癌症研究所的PA-02-001癌症控制行为研究探索性资助。特别是，这项应用的一个关键重点是研究问题5：预防、治疗和控制儿童、青少年和成人中的烟草使用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The study is an exploratory use of content retrieval and analysis software to examine trends in the cancer message environment. Specifically, the study examines the effect of persuasive information appearing in the news media and the Internet in predicting tobacco use and related behavioral outcomes. The study uses a time series model (InfoTrend) and also compares several other software packages for analysis of content. The study responds to the National Cancer Institute's PA-02-001 Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control. In particular, a key focus of this application is Research Issue 5: Prevention, treatment and control of tobacco use among children, teenagers, and adults.