360 Selfie

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  360 Selfie: Capturing social, physical and environmental triggers relating to smoking cessation.

• IRAS ID

  215459

• Contact name

  Richard I Purves

• Contact email

  r.i.purves@stir.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Stirling

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Can innovative methodologies be used to capture social, physical and environmental triggers relating to smoking cessation in order to enhance the effectiveness of existing smoking cessation interventions for attempting quitters?

  Craving predicts relapse and may deter individuals from even trying to quit. Craving is triggered by cues from a smoker's immediate environment and is one of the primary motivational forces behind the maintenance of the behaviour. Therefore, to help smokers address these cue-induced cravings when attempting to quit, we will utilise a novel method of real-time collection of in-depth data from attempting quitters to capture the cues which induce craving.
  This study will explore using 360 cameras as a method for mapping and understanding participants' social and physical environment in order to enhance the effectiveness of existing smoking cessation interventions which could reduce rates of lapse and relapse among those attempting to quit.

  Participants will be recruited through existing NHS Lothian stop smoking services. We will recruit fifteen participants (aged 18+) who are willing to set a quit date. They will be asked to capture an image every time they experience a craving or are prompted to do so by the research team for a period of 14 days (7 days pre-quit date and 7 days post-quit date). Once this 14 day period is complete, the images will be analysed using Google Cloud Vision API Beta to identify potential craving cues, and generate insights. The research team will also independently code the images in order to test the viability of the cloud as a data-analytic tool. The participants will then take part in a reflective interview with members of the research team to validate, review and reflect on the identified cues.

  This project is funded by Cancer Research UK

• REC name

  West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/WM/0493

• Date of REC Opinion

  13 Dec 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion