Characterizing perceived usability and its correlation with smoking cessation: An analysis of user assessments of the smoking cessation app quitSTART.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As smartphone ownership has become common in all demographic groups in the United States, smartphone applications (apps) for smoking cessation have grown in popularity due to their potential for supporting the diverse populations in the United States who are attempting to quit smoking. Usability is commonly assessed in mobile health (mHealth) technology as an important aspect of the user experience that could influence users' adherence to a health app and health outcomes. However, the variation of perceived usability across demographic groups, and the implications of that variation for app success, have not been well studied.

Objective

The aims of this study were to characterize variation in the perceived usability of the National Cancer Institute Smokefree.gov In

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835281 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature