Program Reviews

iQuit Mindfully

Program Overview

iQuit Mindfully is a smoking cession intervention developed for use in racially and ethnically diverse populations of predominantly low socioeconomic status. iQuit Mindfully uses interactive text messages to promote mindfulness and smoking abstinence. Text messages to users are both personalized and adjustable based on users’ preferences. Users enter their names, reasons for quitting, and specifics about their smoking habits to generate financial savings calculations. This information facilitates the personalization of daily texts promoting mindfulness, specific mindfulness practices, strategies to aid smoking cessation, and mindfulness-based coping techniques. Text messages use a series of questions and flow logic to engage users and deliver appropriate content. Users select their preferred frequency and timing for daily text messages. Additionally, users can text keywords (CRAVE, STRESS, SLIP, FACT) anytime to receive an immediate text message, or a phone call with a mindfulness recording (keywords: MIND, BODY, 3MIN). All messages, modifications, personalization, and interactive flow features were developed using a user-centered design approach.

Last Updated: 2/19/2024

Delivery
Text Message

Theoretical Approach
Mindfulness-Based Addiction Treatment (MBAT)

Target Substances
Tobacco

Target Outcomes
Smoking reduction
Mindfulness

Age
Adult (18+)

Gender
Male
Female

Race
White
Black
Asian
> 1 race

Ethnicity
Hispanic

Setting
Urban/Suburban

Geographic Location
United States of America

Language
English

Index Study Publication Date
June 24, 2019

Evaluations

  • Study Design: Pilot RCT
    Study Type: Feasibility, acceptability, efficacy
    Sample Size: N = 46
    Demographics:
    Age
    Adult: 52 (SD = 9.3)

    Gender
    Female: 34.8%
    Male: 65.2%
    Transgender: Not reported
    Non-Binary+: Not reported

    Race
    White: 13%
    Black: 82.6%
    > 1 race: 4.3%

    Ethnicity
    Hispanic: 4.3%

  • Study Design: Pilot RCT
    Study Type: Feasibility
    Sample Size: N = 71
    Demographics:
    Age
    Adult: 45.6 (SD = 12.1)

    Gender
    Female: 52%
    Male: 48%
    Transgender: Not reported
    Non-Binary+: Not reported

    Race
    White: 21%
    Black: 70%
    Asian: 1%
    > 1 race: 6%
    Other: 1%

    Ethnicity
    Hispanic: 4%

  • Mindfulness and Mobile Health for Quitting Smoking: A Qualitative Study Among Predominantly African American Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status. Cottrell-Daniels C, Jones DM, Bell SA, Bandlamudi M, Spears CA. Am J Qual Res. 2022;6(1):19-41. doi:10.29333/ajqr/11427

    Text Messaging to Enhance Mindfulness-Based Smoking Cessation Treatment: Program Development Through Qualitative Research. Spears C, Bell S, Scarlett C, Anderson N, Cottrell-Daniels C, Lotfalian S, Bandlamudi M, Grant A, Sigurdardottir A, Carter B, Abroms L, Wetter D. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(1):e11246. DOI: 10.2196/11246