Search Results - "Khalil, Georges Elias"

Developing a text-message library for tobacco prevention among adolescents: A qualitative study by Khalil, Georges Elias, McLean, David, Ramirez, Erica, Mihaj, Paris Piere, Zhao, Bairu, Dhar, Biswadeep, Khan, Meerah

“…Communicating the risks associated with nicotine and tobacco use to adolescents can be challenging, especially with the current tobacco market's attempt to…”
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Identifying adolescents' gaming preferences for a tobacco prevention social game: A qualitative study by Khalil, Georges Elias, Kim, Jeanie, McLean, David, Ramirez, Erica, Zhao, Bairu, Salloum, Ramzi G

“…Considering the dangers of adolescent tobacco use, the successful design of behavioral programs is crucial for tobacco prevention. According to preliminary…”
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Revealing users' experience and social interaction outcomes following a web-based smoking prevention intervention for adolescents: A qualitative study by Khalil, Georges Elias, Wang, Hua, Calabro, Karen Sue, Prokhorov, Alexander V

“…Tobacco smoking remains a public health problem among adolescents in the United States. While Web-based interventions for smoking prevention have been…”
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From the Experience of Interactivity and Entertainment to Lower Intention to Smoke: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Path Analysis of a Web-Based Smoking Prevention Program for Adolescents by Khalil, Georges Elias, Wang, Hua, Calabro, Karen Sue, Mitra, Natasha, Shegog, Ross, Prokhorov, Alexander V

“…Web-based programs for smoking prevention are being increasingly used with some success among adolescents. However, little is known about the mechanisms that…”
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Mobile Phone Text Messaging for Tobacco Risk Communication Among Young Adult Community College Students: Protocol and Baseline Overview for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Prokhorov, Alexander V, Khalil, Georges Elias, Calabro, Karen Sue, Machado, Tamara Costello, Russell, Sophia, Czerniak, Katarzyna W, Botello, Gabrielle C, Chen, Minxing, Perez, Adriana, Vidrine, Damon J, Perry, Cheryl L

“…Community-college students are at high risk for tobacco use. Because the use of mobile phone text messaging is nearly ubiquitous today, short message service…”
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Mobile Text Messaging for Tobacco Risk Communication Among Young Adult Community College Students: Randomized Trial of Project Debunk by Prokhorov, Alexander V, Calabro, Karen Sue, Arya, Ashish, Russell, Sophia, Czerniak, Katarzyna W, Botello, Gabrielle C, Chen, Minxing, Yuan, Ying, Perez, Adriana, Vidrine, Damon J, Perry, Cheryl L, Khalil, Georges Elias

“…The use of new and emerging tobacco products (NETPs) and conventional tobacco products (CTPs) has been linked to several alarming medical conditions among…”
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A Video Game Promoting Cancer Risk Perception and Information Seeking Behavior Among Young-Adult College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Khalil, Georges Elias, Beale, Ivan L, Chen, Minxing, Prokhorov, Alexander V

“…Risky behaviors tend to increase drastically during the transition into young adulthood. This increase may ultimately facilitate the initiation of carcinogenic…”
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276. A Cross-Cultural and Gender-Related Effect of Social Influence on the Success of a Smoking Prevention Program for Adolescents by Khalil, Georges Elias, Shegog, Ross, Fujimoto, Kayo

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EXPOSURE TO SMOKERS AND POSITIVE INFLUENCING BEHAVIOR AS PREDICTORS OF SMOKING BEHAVIOR AMONG ADOLESCENTS by Khalil, Georges Elias, Shegog, Ross, Fujimoto, Kayo

“…Purpose: Social influence is a key predictor of adolescent smoking. However, adolescents' tendency to be positive influencers may play a role in preventing…”
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275. Exposure to Smokers and Positive Influencing Behavior as Predictors of Smoking Behavior Among Adolescents by Khalil, Georges Elias, Shegog, Ross, Fujimoto, Kayo

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A CROSS-CULTURAL AND GENDER-RELATED EFFECT OF SOCIAL INFLUENCE ON THE SUCCESS OF A SMOKING PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS by Khalil, Georges Elias, Shegog, Ross, Fujimoto, Kayo

“…Purpose: While several programs for adolescent smoking prevention have shown success at the individual level, little is known about their potential…”
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Developing a text-message library for tobacco prevention among adolescents: A qualitative study by Georges Elias Khalil, David McLean, Erica Ramirez, Paris Piere Mihaj, Bairu Zhao, Biswadeep Dhar, Meerah Khan

“…IntroductionCommunicating the risks associated with nicotine and tobacco use to adolescents can be challenging, especially with the current tobacco market's…”
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