Jonathan Shuter|Daniela Morales|Shannon E. Considine-Dunn|Lawrence C. An|Cassandra A. Stanton
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Web-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for HIV-Infected Smokers
Albert Einstein College of Medicine|Montefiore Medical Center|Albert Einstein College of Medicine|Montefiore Medical Center|Michigan Center for Translational Pathology|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Michigan Center for Translational Pathology|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Georgetown University Medical Center|Georgetown University
evaluate feasibility preliminary efficacy webbased tobacco treatment persons living hiv plwhprospective randomized controlled trialhivcare center bronx new yorkeligibility criteria included hiv infection current tobacco usage interest quitting access computer internet one hundred thirtyeight subjects enrolled 134 completed studypositively smoke free web psfw 8session 7week targeted tobacco treatment program plwh compared standard care brief advice quit selfhelp brochure subjects offered nicotine patchesthe main feasibility outcomes number sessions logged number web pages visited number interactive clicks total time logged main efficacy outcome biochemically verified 7day point prevalence abstinence 3 months interventionpsfw subjects logged mean 55 8 sessions 262 41 pages executed mean 10 interactive clicks mean total 598 minutes logged required reminder phone calls complete sessions educational level anxiety score home access web site associated web site usage ten percent psfw group vs 43 controls achieved abstinence end point among completed 8 sessions 179 abstinent among women completers 308 abstinentwebbased treatment feasible strategy plwh smokers preliminary findings suggest therapeutic efficacy