Just ask Siri? A pilot study comparing smartphone digital assistants and laptop Google searches for smoking cessation advice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare voice-activated internet searches by smartphone (two digital assistants) with laptop ones for information and advice related to smoking cessation.

Design

Responses to 80 questions on a range of topics related to smoking cessation (including the FAQ from a NHS website), compared for quality.

Setting

Smartphone and internet searches as performed in New Zealand.

Main outcome measures

Ranked responses to the questions.

Results

Google laptop internet searches came first (or first equal) for best quality smoking cessation advice for 83% (66/80) of the responses. Voiced questions to Google Assistant ("OK Google") came first/first equal 76% of the time vs Siri (Apple) at 28%. Google and Google Assistant were statistically significantly bette

SUBMITTER: Boyd M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5874038 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature