Augmented Reality for Smoking Cessation: Development and Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The recent widespread availability of augmented reality via smartphone offers an opportunity to translate cue exposure therapy for smoking cessation from the laboratory to the real world. Despite significant reductions in the smoking rates in the last decade, approximately 13.7% of the adults in the United States continue to smoke. Smoking-related cue exposure has demonstrated promise as an adjuvant therapy in the laboratory, but practical limitations have prevented its success in the real world. Augmented reality technology presents an innovative approach to overcome these limitations.

Objective

The aim of this study was to develop a smartphone app that presents smoking-related augmented reality images for cue exposure. Smokers provided feedback on the images and

SUBMITTER: Vinci C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808889 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature