Adherence of popular smoking cessation mobile applications to evidence-based guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking remains one of the major preventable causes of chronic diseases. Considering the promising evidence on the effectiveness of mobile technology for health behaviour change, along with the increasing adoption of smartphones, this review aims to systematically assess the adherence of popular mobile apps for smoking cessation to evidence-based guidelines.

Methods

The United Kingdom Android and iOS markets were searched in February 2018 to identify smoking cessation apps. After screening, 125 Android and 15 iOS apps were tested independently by two reviewers for adherence to the National Institute of Care and Excellence (NICE) Smoking Cessation Guidelines for Self-Help Materials and the Five A Guidelines for Smoking Cessation. Pearson chi square tests were run t

SUBMITTER: Rajani NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6567534 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature