Developing a Game (Inner Dragon) Within a Leading Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation: Design and Feasibility Evaluation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several stand-alone smartphone apps have used serious games to provide an engaging approach to quitting smoking. So far, the uptake of these games has been modest, and the evidence base for their efficacy in promoting smoking cessation is still evolving. The feasibility of integrating a game into a popular smoking cessation app is unclear.

Objective

The aim of this paper was to describe the design and iterative development of the Inner Dragon game within Smoke Free, a smartphone app with proven efficacy, and the results of a single-arm feasibility trial as part of a broad program that seeks to assess the effectiveness of the gamified app for smoking cessation.

Methods

In phase 1, the study team undertook a multistep process to design and develop the game, i

SUBMITTER: White JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10457699 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature