Behavior Change Techniques in Popular Mobile Apps for Smoking Cessation in France: Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mobile app market differs from country to country, and to date, no previous review of the content quality of smoking cessation apps has been conducted in France.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the general quality of the most popular smoking cessation apps in France and also determine the degree to which apps adhere to established behavioral and cognitive techniques (BCTs) proven effective in clinical practice.

Methods

A systematic research of smoking cessation apps was conducted in both the Google Play Store and Apple Store in the French market. The general quality of popular apps was rated with the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), and the therapeutic quality was assessed with the ratio of adherence of the behavior change technique taxonomy for sm

SUBMITTER: Bustamante LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8160788 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature