Assessing Text Messaging Interactivity with a Vaping Cessation Intervention Among Latino Young Adults: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis.
Rafael H Orfin, Edgar I Alaniz-Cant��, Jeffrey Wilmer Ramos-Santiago, Chabeli Martinez, Darcy Guerra, Al��xida G Ramos-Pibernus, Laisa Marcorela Andreoli Sartes, Dongmei Li, Scott McIntosh, Deborah J Ossip, Ana Paula Cupertino, Francisco Cartujano-Barrera
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Rafael H Orfin: Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Edgar I Alaniz-Cant��: Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Jeffrey Wilmer Ramos-Santiago: Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Chabeli Martinez: The Kick Vaping Latino Advisory Board, Rochester, New York, USA.
Darcy Guerra: The Kick Vaping Latino Advisory Board, Rochester, New York, USA.
Al��xida G Ramos-Pibernus: School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico, USA.
Laisa Marcorela Andreoli Sartes: Department of Psychology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
Dongmei Li: Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Scott McIntosh: Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Deborah J Ossip: Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Ana Paula Cupertino: Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Francisco Cartujano-Barrera: Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA. ORCID
OBJECTIVE: To assess text messaging interactivity with a vaping cessation intervention among Latino young adults. METHODS: As part of a single-arm pilot study, 40 Latino young adults (ages 18-25) received , a vaping cessation text messaging intervention. , available in English and Spanish, was developed in partnership with a Community Advisory Board of Latino young adults and consisted of 212 text messages delivered throughout a 3-month period. Participants' text messaging interactions with were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. RESULTS: Quantitative: During the 3-month period, participants sent a total of 713 text messages (mean = 17.8, ���=���27.6, range = 0-127). Text messaging interactivity varied among participants: Two participants (5%) did not interact with the program, 22 (55%) had a low interaction with the program (1-9 text messages), 12 (30%) had a medium interaction (10-49 text messages), 3 (7.5%) had a high interaction (50-99 text messages), and 1 (2.5%) had a very high interaction (���100 text messages). Qualitative: Several themes were identified: (1) Reasons to quit, (2) strategies to quit, (3) benefits of quitting, (4) self-efficacy, (5) barriers to quitting, (6) extra-treatment social support, and (7) intra-treatment social support. CONCLUSION: The intervention generated different levels of text messaging interactivity among Latino young adults. Participants' text messaging interactivity provides important insights into their experiences using such intervention. These insights offer practical operational strategies to address vaping cessation among Latino young adults.
