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ASPIRE

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

A.S.P.I.R.E.(A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience) is a multimedia Web-based teen tobacco prevention and cessation program. ASPIRE uses a multimedia approach which includes interactive activities, videos, animation, and visually appealing graphics, to capture the interest of adolescents, and to educate them on the health risks of smoking and using tobacco. Offering "customized" messages, ASPIRE focuses on both the smoker and the non-smoker. The learning activities are designed to address the individual students' motivation for smoking or not smoking. The program was developed by the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and was funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute.

Goal / Mission

A.S.P.I.R.E aims to reduce teen tobacco use by helping current smokers to quit and preventing non-smokers from beginning to smoke.

Results / Accomplishments

In a preliminary evaluation study, the program was shown to have positive effects. At the 12 month follow-up between intervention (N=603) and control (N=444), significant differences (p.<.05) were found between intervention (0.3) and control (1.0) groups using the Minnesota Smoking Index (MSI) and in temptations to smoke (13.3 vs. 14.9; p.<.05). Significant differences were also found between intervention and control groups in decisional balance (2.0 vs. -2.8; p. = .001) and in self-efficacy to resist smoking (52.0 vs. 47.3; p. = .01).

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Primary Contact
713-745-6252
aspire@mdanderson.org
https://www.mdanderson.org/about-md-anderson/commu...
Topics
Health / Alcohol & Drug Use
Health / Adolescent Health
Education / School Environment
Organization(s)
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Source
American Public Health Association
Location
Houston
For more details
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20397881
Target Audience
Teens

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.