[Guideline-based digital smoking cessation with computer, tablet or smartphone].

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tobacco smoking is related with a substantial morbidity and mortality as well as with tremendous socioeconomic burden. Therefore, an early successful smoking cessation bears an enormous medical and socioeconomic importance. The gold standard of smoking cessation, a combination of behavioral und pharmacologic therapy reaches only few smokers every year and so, guideline-based, low-threshold and broadly available digital cessation support could considerably increase the annual cessation rate. With the digital cessation program "Nichtraucherhelden" such a guideline-based program is available in Germany since December 2016.

Methods

The program consists of 2 preparation days and 10 program days und contains the major features of common smoking cessation courses. The

SUBMITTER: Rupp A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10027441 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature