Evaluation of the Tobbstop Mobile App for Smoking Cessation: Cluster Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile apps provide an accessible way to test new health-related methodologies. Tobacco is still the primary preventable cause of death in industrialized countries, constituting an important public health issue. New technologies provide novel opportunities that are effective in the cessation of smoking tobacco.

Objective

This paper aims to evaluate the efficacy and usage of a mobile app for assisting adult smokers to quit smoking.

Methods

We conducted a cluster randomized clinical trial. We included smokers older than 18 years who were motivated to stop smoking and used a mobile phone compatible with our mobile app. We carried out follow-up visits at 15, 30, and 45 days, and at 2, 3, 6, and 12 months. Participants of the intervention group had access to the

SUBMITTER: Palleja-Millan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381259 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature