Smoking cessation supported by a smartphone app: A qualitative process evaluation of the Quit Sense feasibility RCT.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Quit Sense is a Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI) smartphone app that provides real-time automated and in-situ support to help people attempting to quit smoking manage cue-induced cravings. This process evaluation study explored views and experiences of feasibility trial participants and assessed: (1) intervention experiences, (2) how these might help explain causal pathways towards behaviour change and (3) experiences of study participation.

Design

Qualitative interviews nested within a two-arm feasibility randomized control trial.

Methods

We purposefully sampled 20 participants (15 intervention, 5 usual care) for semi-structured telephone interviews. Data were thematically analysed and was supplemented with a descriptive analysis of relevant expe

SUBMITTER: Hope A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12290499 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature