Online Survey in Studying Smoking Attitudes and Behaviors Among Current Smokers

NCT03863795 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: NCI-2019-0132519-NCI-00810
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This trial uses an online survey to study smoking attitudes and behaviors among current smokers. An online survey consisting of questions about general demographics, smoking history, smoking attitudes, smoking behaviors, smoking intentions, health and qualities of daily life may help researchers understand the differences in smoking attitudes and behaviors among current smokers.

Conditions

Smoker

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Quit Intentions

  Single item assessed intentions to quit smoking, 'Are you considering quitting smoking during the next 6 months?' from the 2014-2015 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (1=yes, plan to stop within the next 30 days; 2=yes, plan to stop within the next 6 months, but not within 30 days; 3=no, not thinking of quitting in the next 6 months; U.S. Census Bureau, 2016). Response options were reverse scored so that higher scores indicated greater intentions to quit.

  At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes

• Intentions to Switch Completely to E-cigarettes

  "How likely are you to switch completely from using regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes in the next 6 months?' 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely)

  At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes

• Intentions to Seek Cessation Counseling

  How likely is it that in the next 6 months you will seek counseling/support to help you quit smoking? Response options were 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely).

  At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes

• Intentions to Reduce Smoking

  How likely is it that in the next 6 months that you will reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke in a day? Response options were 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely).

  At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes

• Self-exempting Beliefs

  Deterministic beliefs regarding smoking behaviors were evaluated using the 18-item self-exempting beliefs scale (Oakes et al., 2004).Response options were 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Items were averaged to create a composite measure of self-exempting beliefs with excellent interitem reliability, α = .91.

  At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes.

• Positive Cognitions About Smoking

  Five items assessed positive cognitions about smoking (Fotuhi et al., 2013). Response options were 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Items were averaged to create a composite measure of self-exempting beliefs with excellent interitem reliability, α = .91.

  At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes.

Study Arms (1)

Observational (survey)

Participants are recruited and pre-screened via an online crowdsourcing program MTurk, and then respond to a one-time research survey over 20 minutes on SurveyGizmo, an on-line survey software platform

Other: Survey Administration

Interventions

Survey Administration OTHER

Respond to SurveyGizmo survey online

Observational (survey)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Smokers recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk

You may qualify if:

• United States (US) adult smokers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI): lead

Study Sites (1)

NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Sorgen LJ, Ferrer RA, Klein WMP, Kaufman AR. Smoking self-concept moderates the effects of self-affirmation on smoking-related beliefs and behavioral intentions. Psychol Health. 2022 Aug;37(8):964-984. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1912346. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

  PMID: 33870815 RESULT

Limitations and Caveats

Required summary level data is presented per requirements. Do not interpret these unadjusted results. Please refer to the published manuscript for adjusted linear regression results.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Annette Kaufman
• Organization: National Cancer Institute

kaufmana@mail.nih.gov

301-467-8521

Study Officials

• Annette Kaufman

  NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: NIH
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 4, 2019
• First Posted: March 5, 2019
• Study Start: February 4, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 23, 2019
• Study Completion: March 23, 2019
• Last Updated: September 8, 2021
• Results First Posted: September 8, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

Locations

US (1)