Demographic, psychological and smoking characteristics of users of an on-line smoking cessation programme in the Spanish language
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the characteristics of users of a smoking cessation programme run by the Open University of Spain (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia [UNED]). METHODS: We examined the demographic, psychological and smoking characteristics of 23,763 smokers who participated in the on-line smoking cessation program of the UNED. The programme was open to any smoker, free of charge, and was fully automated and with direct access. RESULTS: A total of 93.5% of the users were Spaniards, with an equal percentage of participation among men and women. The mean age was 39 years. Somewhat less than half were married and had a university education. The participants smoked a mean of 19.3 cigarettes per day, showing a mid-range level of nicotine dependence according to the Heaviness of Smoking Index. The results of the Anxiety and Depression subscales of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and Perceived Stress Scale were not clinically significant. In a secondary analysis of the data, we found gender differences in all the variables measured. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study confirm the digital divide, with lower participation among people with a lower educational level. No association was observed between stress, anxiety or depression and cigarette consumption.
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- Mañanes, G., Vallejo, M. A., & Vallejo-Slocker, L.
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- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (ES)
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
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- Gaceta Sanitaria
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- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-01
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- 30
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- W1228168875
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- 6
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- 37
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1
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- 0.25
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- Language
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Keywords
- smoking cessation, digital divide, educational attainment, gender differences, nicotine dependence, Heaviness of Smoking Index, anxiety, depression, perceived stress
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Depression, Educational Status, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Smoking, Socioeconomic Factors, Spain, Universities, Smoking Cessation, Internet, Tobacco Products
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