Ecological momentary assessment for smoking
cessation: abridged secondary publication
YTD Cheung1, TH Lam2, SY Ho2, MP Wang1, CHH Chan3
1 School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
2 School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
3 Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Integrated Centre on Smoking Cessation, Hong Kong SAR, China
Among smokers with no intention to use smoking
cessation aids, ecological momentary assessment
(EMA), followed by nurse-led phone counselling and
text messaging, was effective in increasing tobacco
abstinence and smokers’ readiness and preparation
for quitting, relative to no intervention after EMA
completion.