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Focus Groups and Qualitative Research for Human Factors Research (1224) Health and Risk Communication (77) Smoking Cessation (633) mHealth for Treatment Adherence (469) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (3331) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1920) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (4040)

Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/76804, first published .
Perceptions of User-Generated Content as a Source of Health Messages in Smoking Cessation Mobile Interventions: Focus Group Study

Perceptions of User-Generated Content as a Source of Health Messages in Smoking Cessation Mobile Interventions: Focus Group Study

Perceptions of User-Generated Content as a Source of Health Messages in Smoking Cessation Mobile Interventions: Focus Group Study

Authors of this article:

Michael Wakeman1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Lydia Tesfaye1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Tim Gregory4 Author Orcid Image ;   Erin Leahy4 Author Orcid Image ;   Gunnar Baskin4 Author Orcid Image ;   Greg Gruse4 Author Orcid Image ;   Brandon Kendrick4 Author Orcid Image ;   Sherine El-Toukhy1 Author Orcid Image
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Michael Wakeman   1, 2 , BS ;   Lydia Tesfaye   1, 3 , BS ;   Tim Gregory   4 , BA ;   Erin Leahy   4 , BA ;   Gunnar Baskin   4 , BS ;   Greg Gruse   4 , BS ;   Brandon Kendrick   4 , MA ;   Sherine El-Toukhy   1 , MA, PhD

1 Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Rockville, MD, United States

2 Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

3 School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

4 ICF NEXT (United States), Reston, VA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Sherine El-Toukhy, MA, PhD
  • Division of Intramural Research
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • 11545 Rockville Pike
  • Rockville, MD 20852
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 3015944743
  • Email: sherine.el-toukhy@nih.gov