A cross sectional survey of internet use among a highly socially disadvantaged population of tobacco smokers
| العنوان: | A cross sectional survey of internet use among a highly socially disadvantaged population of tobacco smokers |
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| المؤلفون: | Christine Paul, Billie Bonevski, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Kerrin Palazzi, Laura Twyman, Sam McCrabb |
| المصدر: | Addiction Science & Clinical Practice Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019) |
| بيانات النشر: | BioMed Central, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, lcsh:Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology, business.product_category, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 020205 medical informatics, medicine.medical_treatment, Psychological intervention, 02 engineering and technology, Smoking cessation, lcsh:HV1-9960, Internet utilization (mesh term), 0302 clinical medicine, Social disadvantage, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, 030212 general & internal medicine, Response rate (survey), Aged, 80 and over, lcsh:R5-920, education.field_of_study, 1. No poverty, Age Factors, General Medicine, Middle Aged, 3. Good health, Computers, Handheld, The Internet, Female, Smartphone, New South Wales, lcsh:Medicine (General), Psychology, Adult, Population, education, Vulnerable Populations, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, Sex Factors, Internet access, medicine, Tobacco Smoking, Humans, Socioeconomic status, Aged, Internet, business.industry, Research, Disadvantaged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, business, Demography |
| الوصف: | Background Tobacco smoking is highest among population groups which are the most socially disadvantaged. Internet-based smoking cessation programs have been found to be effective, though rates of internet access are not well known in these groups. This study describes the rates of internet use and types of technology used to access the internet by a population of socially disadvantaged smokers. The study also examined relationships between sociodemographic and smoking behaviours with amount of internet use and type of device used. Methods A cross-sectional survey of 369 clients (response rate 77%) from two non-government community service organisations in metropolitan New South Wales, Australia was conducted using touchscreen computers. Descriptive statistics and logistic regressions were used to examine results. Results Eligible participants ranged from 19 to 88 years old current tobacco users. Over half (58%) of the participants reported weekly or more frequent use of the internet with less than a third (28%) not having any access. The odds of using the internet at least weekly decreased with age and as heaviness of smoking increased (OR = 0.94, p $400 per week). Device use differed for age and income. Conclusions Internet-based interventions appear to reach the majority of socially disadvantaged populations. It is expected that this reach will continue to grow, making internet-based interventions a potential platform for providing care to low socioeconomic individuals who smoke, however inequalities may be exacerbated for those individual without internet access. Implications Internet use among socially disadvantaged tobacco users is moderate (58%). An internet-based smoking cessation intervention for socially disadvantaged tobacco users may be an effective intervention however, older, heavier tobacco users may not benefit as easily due to limited internet access and therefore acknowledging these limitations when developing an intervention can help to acknowledge limitation of intervention reach. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1940-0640 1940-0632 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::51560ae2d1dbbc97a95584499ee0c851Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6792182Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....51560ae2d1dbbc97a95584499ee0c851 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19400640 19400632 |
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