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WeChat, a popular social media app, has been widely used in China.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Aims and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In this single-blind, randomized trial, undertaken in China with 8-week interventions and follow-up to 34 weeks, 1887 HSPs were randomly selected to the intervention (n\u2005=\u2005942) or control group (n\u2005=\u2005945) from October 2020 to October 2021. The intervention group received regular smoking cessation training program messages from the professional team for 8 weeks and followed for 34 weeks. The control group received thanks messages for 8 weeks, and follow-up to 34 weeks. Both groups received a hard copy of the manual after randomization. The primary outcome measure was the utilization rate of behavioral and pharmacotherapy interventions for smoking patients from 9 to 34 weeks. This trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (number NCT03556774).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>HSPs in the intervention group demonstrated a better overall utilization rate of smoking cessation at 20-week follow-up compared to the control group (35.54% vs. 31.41%, p\u2005=\u2005.036). Additionally, both groups showed a significant increase in the adoption of various components of the 5A\u2019s model\u2014including \u201cAssess,\u201d \u201cAssist: set a quit date,\u201d \u201cAssist: recommend cessation program,\u201d \u201cAssist: provide information,\u201d \u201cAssist: recommend medication,\u201d and \u201cArrange\u201d\u2014at the 9-week follow-up relative to baseline. Notably, at the 20-week follow-up, the intervention group reported significantly enhanced utilization rates for all these components, except \u201cAssist: set a quit date.\u201d<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The \u201cWeChat WeQuit\u201d training program effectively enhanced smoking cessation intervention adoption among Chinese HSPs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\u201cWeChat WeQuit\u201d training program was effective in increasing the provision of effective tobacco cessation interventions by Chinese-speaking HSPs to patients with cigarette smoking, which could provide valuable insights into bridging the gap between need and services for smoking cessation in China.<\/jats:p>\n               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