NoFumo+: A Clinical Trial of an mHealth for Smoking Cessation with Hospitalized Patients.

ABSTRACT: Smartphone applications (apps) improve accessibility to smoking cessation treatments. The NoFumo+ app administers a cognitive behavioral therapy program for smoking cessation. This study evaluates the efficacy of NoFumo+ for quitting smoking or reducing cigarette consumption versus the usual information-based treatment. A clinical trial was conducted with 99 hospitalized smokers, 54 pseudo-randomly assigned to the app treatment and 45 to the usual treatment. The two groups had homogeneous baseline characteristics to ensure comparability. Abstinence was evaluated at post-treatment (two months) and at a six-month follow-up. The results obtained indicate that participants who receive the usual treatment are 5.40 times more likely to continue smoking than those who undergo the app treatment (9

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Pazo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8507632 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature