Author, as appears in the article.: Marin-Gomez FX, Garcia-Moreno Marchán R, Mayos-Fernandez A, Flores-Mateo G, Granado-Font E, Barrera Uriarte ML, Duch J, Rey-Reñones C.
Department: Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques
URV's Author/s: Duch Gavaldà, Jordi
Keywords: Video games Smoking cessation Pregnancy
Abstract: Background: Tobacco use during pregnancy entails a serious risk to the mother and harmful effects on the development of the child. Europe has the highest tobacco smoking prevalence (19.3%) compared with the 6.8% global mean. Between 20% to 30% of pregnant women used tobacco during pregnancy worldwide. These data emphasize the urgent need for community education and implementation of prevention strategies focused on the risks associated with tobacco use during pregnancy.Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of an intervention that incorporates a serious game (Tobbstop) to help pregnant smokers quit smoking.Methods: A two-arm randomized controlled trial enrolled 42 women who visited 2 primary care centers in Catalonia, Spain, between March 2015 and November 2016. All participants were pregnant smokers, above 18 years old, attending consultation with a midwife during the first trimester of pregnancy, and had expressed their desire to stop smoking. Participants were randomized to the intervention (n= 21) or control group (n= 21). The intervention group was instructed to install the game on their mobile phone or tablet and use it for 3 months. Until delivery, all the participants were assessed on their stage of smoking cessation during their follow-up midwife consultations. The primary outcome was continuous tobacco abstinence until delivery confirmed by the amount of carbon monoxide at each visit, measured with a carboxymeter.Results: Continuous abstinence until delivery outcome was 57%(12/21) in the intervention group versus 14%(3/21) in the control group (hazard ratio= 4.31; 95% CI 1 …
Thematic Areas: Rehabilitation Public, environmental & occupational health Psychiatry and mental health Physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation Medical informatics Health care sciences & services Computer science applications Ciência da computação Biomedical engineering
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: jordi.duch@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2639-6333
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://games.jmir.org/2019/1/e12835/
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Jmir Serious Games. 7 (1): e12835-
APA: Marin-Gomez FX, Garcia-Moreno Marchán R, Mayos-Fernandez A, Flores-Mateo G, Granado-Font E, Barrera Uriarte ML, Duch J, Rey-Reñones C. (2019). Exploring Efficacy of a Serious Game (Tobbstop) for Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: Randomized Controlled Trial. Jmir Serious Games, 7(1), e12835-. DOI: 10.2196/12835
Article's DOI: 10.2196/12835
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2019
Publication Type: Journal Publications