A Focus Group Study to Explore Smoking Triggers and Acceptability of Just-in-time Adaptive Intervent

This research intends to identify common smoking triggers and barriers to quitting smoking; understand useful and effective strategies for smoking cessation; and explore the feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone-based interventions among low-income smokers.

Specific research questions of this research project are:

• What are the common smoking triggers and barriers to quitting smoking for low-income smokers?
• What are the preferred and useful smoking cessation strategies based on low-income smokers quitting experience?
• What is the feasibility and acceptability of using a) text messages, b) virtual reality programs, and c) just-in-time adaptive smoking cessation interventions among low-income smokers?

Inclusion criteria

• between 18 and 89 years old
• current smokers
• reside in Denver Metropolitan Area
• have a personal cell phone
• have a household income at or lower than 200% of the federal poverty level; and
• ability to read and speak English or Spanish (since a large proportion of the low-SES population in Denver are Spanish speakers).

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to provide informed consent;
• age ≥ 89 years;
• unable to speak or understand English, or Spanish.