Time2Quit was a NIH-funded study that attempted to improve physical health that can be affected through tobacco use, as well as emotional well-being by utilizing mindfulness-based strategies. This feasibility study examined the effects of delivering mindfulness strategies via smartphones on key mechanisms underlying smoking cessation among low socioeconomic status, racially/ethnically diverse smokers. Specifically, participants wore human sensing technology (AutoSense) that deteced the experience of stress and smoking behaviors, in order to determine whether delivering mindfulness strategies at specific moments aided in cessation.
Funding Source: R00MD010468 (Applying mHealth to Tobacco-related Health Disparities: Enhancing Aspects of Resiliency to Aid Cessation Efforts)