A methodological framework allows the identification of personomic markers to consider when designing personalized interventions

Abstract

ObjectivesTo develop a methodological framework to identify and prioritize personomic markers (e.g., psychosocial situation, beliefs…) to consider for personalizing interventions and to test in smoking cessation interventions. Study Design and Setting(1) We identified potential personomic markers considered in protocols of personalized interventions, in reviews of predictors of smoking cessation, and in interviews with general practitioners. (2) Physicians, and patient smokers or former smokers selected the markers they considered most relevant during online paired comparison experiments. Data were analyzed with Bradley Terry Luce models. ResultsThirty-six personomic markers were identified from research evidence. They were evaluated by 795 physicians (median age: 34, IQR [30–38]; 95% general practitioners) and 793 patients (median age: 54, IQR [42–64], 71.4% former smokers) during 11,963 paired comparisons. Physicians identified patients' motivation for quitting (e.g., Prochaska stages), patients' preferences, and patients’ fears and beliefs (e.g., concerns about weight gain) as the most relevant elements to personalize smoking cessation. Patients considered their motivation for quitting, smoking behavior (e.g., smoking at home/at work), and tobacco dependence (e.g., Fagerström Test) as the most relevant elements to consider. ConclusionWe provide a methodological framework to prioritize which personomic markers should be considered when developing smoking cessation interventions.