Presenting and Evaluating a Smartwatch-Based Intervention for Smoking Relapse (StopWatch): Feasibility and Acceptability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the benefits of smoking cessation, maintaining abstinence during a quit attempt is difficult, and most attempts result in relapse. Innovative, evidence-based methods of preventing relapse are needed. We present a smartwatch-based relapse prevention system that uses passive detection of smoking to trigger just-in-time smoking cessation support.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of hosting just-in-time smoking cessation support on a smartwatch and the acceptability of the "StopWatch" intervention on this platform.

Methods

The person-based approach for intervention development was used to design the StopWatch smoking relapse prevention intervention. Intervention delivery was triggered by an algorithm identifying hand movements chara

SUBMITTER: Stone C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621715 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature