Initial Assessment of a Comprehensive Digital Smoking Cessation Program That Incorporates a Mobile App, Breath Sensor, and Coaching: Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality, excess health care expenditure, and lost work productivity. Otherwise effective evidence-based treatments have had limited success owing to challenges with access, engagement, and scale. Pivot is a comprehensive digital smoking cessation program that incorporates a Food and Drug Administration-cleared carbon monoxide breath sensor, smartphone app, and text-based human coaching.

Objective

This initial evaluation of Pivot aimed to assess participant engagement, changes in attitudes toward quitting, and changes in smoking behavior.

Methods

US cigarette smokers aged 18 to 65 years who smoked ≥5 cigarettes per day (CPD) were recruited online. Participants completed a screening call, e

SUBMITTER: Marler JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6378548 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature