Self-Help Smokeless Tobacco Cessation for Teens

描述(由申请人提供)：该项目的主要目标是 重新设计适合青少年的自助戒烟计划 无烟烟草(ST)使用者。该程序利用一台手持计算机，该计算机 通过计划的逐渐缩减提示用户，同时削弱与 触发点。用户记录其ST使用的频率和持续时间 在启动时按下数据输入按钮的七天期限和 每一次DIP/CHAP的终止。然后，计算机产生一个个性化的 计划减少(SGR)计划，减少 下降，直到实现停止。在第一阶段，将进行焦点小组讨论 与来自地区高中的青少年ST用户一起指导开发 修改后的计算机和程序指南，解决特定于 青少年使用无烟烟草。然后，修订后的产品将在 对36名来自地区高中的ST用户进行了小规模可行性研究。 针对青少年的LifeSign-ST项目的开发将遵循结构化的 涉及原型的几个交互循环的“概念证明”方法 开发、测试和改进。来自研究的数据和来自 主题将用于指导进一步的产品开发和需要 为青少年ST用户量身定做渐进式减少算法。 建议的商业应用：不可用

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): The primary goal of the project is to redesign a self-help tobacco cessation program for use with adolescent smokeless tobacco (ST) users. The program utilizes a hand-held computer, which prompts users through a scheduled taper while weakening the association to triggers. Users record the frequency and duration of their ST use during a seven-day period by pressing a data input button upon initiation and termination of each dip/chaw. The computer then produces an individualized scheduled reduction (SGR) program that decreases the frequency and duration of dips until cessation is achieved. For Phase I, focus groups will be conducted with teenage ST users from area high schools which will guide the development of a modified computer and program guide that addresses issues specific to teenage smokeless tobacco use. The revised product will then be tested in a small-scale feasibility study with 36 ST users from area high schools. Development of the program, LifeSign-ST for Teens, will follow a structured "proof of concept" approach involving several interactive cycles of prototype development, testing, and refinement. Data from the study and feedback from subjects will be used to guide further product development and the need to tailor gradual reduction algorithms for teen ST users. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE