1. USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION OF TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS) AMONG SMOKERS IN SPAIN AIM To analyze the availability and the use of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) among smokers attended in Primary Care in Spain E. M. Briones, E. M. Puigdomenech, M. Manzano, J. M. Trujillo, Y. Gonzalez, B. Garcia, L. Clemente.,C. Castaño.,L. Díaz, C. Martín-Cantera METHODS Design: Descriptive observational. Inclusion of patients by simple randomization. Sample: 1725 smokers aged between 18 and 85 attended in Primary Care in Spain from November 2011 until February 2012. Measures: The study included a structured personal interview that gathered information related to: a) the use (users= even less than once a week) and utility (Linkert scale from 1 to 10 grouped in three categories: 1-2 (low), 3-5 (little) and >5 (high)) of ICTs, b) Self-opinion of the use of ICTs to quit smoking,c) tobacco consumption and d) Sociodemographic characteristics. DISCUSSION Young people use regularly ICT’s and find them interesting as a smoking cessation intervention. We have an opportunity to help this population segment that rarely visited in Primary Care center. WONCA EUROPE CONFERENCE 2012. Vienna. Austria. July 4-7. 2012. TotalMale Femalep value N(%)N N Total1725(100)865(50.1)860(49.9) Usefulness email Few usefulness647(37.5)365(42.2)282(32.8)<0.001 A little usefulness546(31.7)256(29.6)290(33.7) High usefulness532(30.8)244(28.2)288(33.5) Usefulness SMS Few usefulness644 (37.3)376(43.5)268(31.2)<0.001 A little usefulness565(32.8)273(31.6)292(34.0) High usefulness516(29.9)216(25.0)300(34.9) Usefulness Websites Few usefulness587(34.0)331(38.3)256(29.8)0.001 A little usefulness512(29.7)234(27.1)278(32.3) High usefulness 626(36.3)300(34.7)326(37.9) TotalUsers of this ICT Not users of this ICT p value N(%)N N Usefulness email Few usefulness647(37.5)204(23.7)443(51.2)<0.001 A little usefulness546(31.7)305(35.5)241(27.8) High usefulness532(30.8)350(40.7)182(21.0) Usefulness SMS Few usefulness644 (37.3)208(23.7)436(51.4)<0.001 A little usefulness565(32.8)325(37.1)240(28.3) High usefulness516(29.9)344(39.2)172(20.3) Usefulness Websites Few usefulness587(34.0)202(20.9)385(50.7)<0.001 A little usefulness512(29.7)320(33.1)192(25.3) High usefulness626(36.3)444(46.0)182(24.0) p-value derived from Fischer Exact Test (two-tail). Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Barcelona, IDIAP Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institute of Health, Spain; Servicio Laboral de Salud, Huesca, Spain. La Alamedilla Primary Care Centre. Salamanca. Spain. RESULTS 1725 patients, mean age: of 45.54 (±13.65); 49.9% were women. Self-reported use of SMS, E-mail and websites were 50.8%, 49.8% and 56.0% respectively. 29,5% did not use any ICT’s, 18.2% only used one, 19.1% two of them, and 33.2% used all three. According to the usefulness of these ICT on smoking cessation, in smokers, differences were observed among men and women; men declared less utility of E-mail (42.2% vs 32.8% p<0.001), SMS (43.5% vs 31.2% p<0.001) and web pages (38.3% vs 29.8% p=0.001); this last ICT was declared as the most useful for men and women (34.7% and 37.9%). Participants <35 years believed that E-mail (40.4%) and SMS (39.2%) were fairly useful, however websites (45.0%) were better considered. Conversely, individuals 65 and older found all ICTs (E-mail 66.9%, SMS 64.0% and Web 62.6%) to be slightly useful in smoking cessation. People who do not use ICTs found them useless as smoking intervention (Email: 51.2% vs 23.7%, SMS: 51.4% vs. 23.7%, Web: 50.7% vs 20.9%, all p<0.001), and the ones who use it habitually declared them to be very useful (46.0% vs 24.0%,p<0.01). p-value derived from Fischer Exact Test (two-tail). Table 1. Usufulness of ICTs according to the gender of the participants in the study Table 2. Usufulness of ICTs according to the gender of the participants in the study Figure 1. Use of ICTs of the participants of the studyFigure 2. Usufulness of the three ICTs according to participants under 35 and older than 65 years old <35 years old >65 years old E-mailSMS Websites Low Little High