Content Analysis of Smartphone Apps for Smoking Cessation in China: Empirical Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With 360 million smokers, China consumes more cigarettes than any other country in the world. Given that 620 million Chinese own smartphones, smartphone apps for smoking cessation are increasingly used in China to help smokers quit.

Objective

This study analyzed and evaluated the contents of all smoking cessation apps (iOS and Android) available in China, applying the China Clinical Smoking Cessation Guideline (CCSCG; identical to the US Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence) as a framework for analysis.

Methods

We conducted a content analysis of Chinese Android and iOS smoking cessation apps (N=64) designed to assist users in quitting smoking. Each app was independently coded by two raters for its approach to smoking cessation

SUBMITTER: Cheng F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5589410 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature