Title
The impact of social media-based support groups on smoking relapse prevention in Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
•Tobacco smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death across the globe.•The support provided by social media is more effective in smoking cessation after abstinence than traditional social support approaches.•Individuals struggling to quit smoking should be encouraged to join the social media support groups of their interest so as to increase their cessation achievements.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1016/j.cmpb.2018.03.005
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Keywords
Field
DocType
Social media,Support groups,Smoking cessation,Saudi Arabia
Health care,Smoking cessation intervention,Social network,Social media,Computer science,Smoking cessation,Abstinence,Online social support,Psychiatry,Statistics,Relapse prevention
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
159
0169-2607
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
5
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hamidi Al Onezi100.34
Mohamed Khalifa2119.64
Ashraf El Metwally302.37
Mowafa S. Househ411631.32