The study on content analysis of iPhone Apps for smoking cessation

VernacularTitle:基于iP ho ne的免费戒烟应用程序内容分析及研究
Author: Qian XU ; Wenlong ZHAO ; Kexue PU ; Pan GU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: smoking cessation; software; celluler phone; U .S .Public Health Service′s 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline for Trea-ting Tobacco Use and Dependence
From: Chongqing Medicine 2013;(36):4438-4440
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To examine the content of the 69 iPhone applications(Apps) for smoking cessation that were distributed through the online iTunes store and explore Apps′level of adherence to the U .S .Public Health Service′s 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (called guidelines) for the purpose of developing high quality Apps ,as of De-cember 29 ,2012 .Methods All Apps was categorized into 5 types based on National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative .In order to get the Apps′level of adherence to guidelines ,the content of every application was compared with guidelines respectively .Results Apps identified for smoking cessation were found to have low levels of adherence to key guidelines .Conclusion It is necessary that current and future Apps should be developed around evidence-based practices and guidelines to get reliable Apps for smoking cessa-tion .