The Effectiveness of Smartphone App-Based Interventions for Assisting Smoking Cessation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking is a leading cause of premature death globally. Quitting smoking reduces the risk of all-cause mortality by 11%-34%. Smartphone app-based smoking cessation (SASC) interventions have been developed and are widely used. However, the evidence for the effectiveness of smartphone-based interventions for smoking cessation is currently equivocal.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to synthesize the evidence for the effectiveness of smartphone app-based interventions for smoking cessation.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of smartphone interventions for smoking cessation based on the Cochrane methodology. An electronic literature search was performed using the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, Emba

SUBMITTER: Guo YQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10160935 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature