Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

7-2013

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Source Publication

2013 IEEE 37th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference Workshops (COMPSACW)

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1109/COMPSACW.2013.61

Abstract

The prevalence of tobacco dependence in the United States (US) remains alarming. Invariably, smoke-related health problems are the leading preventable causes of death in the US. Research has shown that a culturally tailored cessation counseling program can help reduce smoking and other tobacco usage. In this paper, we present a mobile health (mHealth) solution that leverages the Short Message Service (SMS) or text messaging feature of mobile devices to motivate behavior change among tobacco users. Our approach implements the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and a phase-based framework. We make contributions to improving previous mHealth intervention approaches by delivering personalized and evidence-based motivational SMS messages to participants. Our proposed solution implements machine learning algorithms that take the participant's demographic profile and previous smoking behavior into account. We discuss our preliminary evaluation of the system against a couple of pseudo-scenarios and our observation of the system's performance.

Comments

Accepted version. 2013 IEEE 37th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference Workshops (COMPSACW), (July 2013): 345-350. DOI. © 2013 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Used with permission.

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