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The aim of this project was to develop and test a Virtual Reality (VR) intervention for the prevention and cessation of vaping among teenagers in high schools. The randomized trial was conducted in two high schools in the Boston area. The VR intervention was co-developed and co-designed with teens, using mixed methods including focus groups, interviews, and playtesting. This project was funded by the American Heart Association (B. Borrelli, PI), and part of a larger center grant (N. Hamburg, PI)
Weinstein, D., Jones, E., Endrighi, R., Hart, J., Walker, K., Borrelli, B., & Quintiliani, L. (2024). “I knew the effects the whole time.” Examination of facilitators and barriers to quit vaping among adolescents. Addictive Behaviors, 157, 108087. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108087. PMID: 38870591.
Jones, E. J, Endrighi, R., Weinstein, D., Jankowski, A. J., Quintiliani, L. M., & Borrelli, B. (2023). Methods used to quit vaping among adolescents and associations with perceived risk, addiction, and socio-economic status. Addictive Behaviors, 147, 107835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107835.
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