US EditionSmartphone apps triple long-term quit rates compared to minimal smoking cessation support
A meta-analysis of 31 trials with 12,802 participants found smartphone apps nearly triple six-month quit rates, adding about 40 more successful quitters per 1,000 people, researchers said.
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Smartphone apps triple long-term quit rates compared to minimal smoking cessation support
Smartphone apps—particularly those based on psychological theories—are three times as effective as no/minimal support at helping people who smoke stub out their tobacco use long term, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the online journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.
Smartphone as a support: If you want to stop smoking, you can get help from smartphone apps. With these, users have a three times higher chance of permanently banishing the glyphs from their lives than without such apps, as a re-analysis of existing data suggests. Thus, such digital smoking caregivers could play a key role in turning away from the cigarette. However, the findings still have to be confirmed in large-scale clinical studies. Smokin…
'Quit smoking' apps are 3x more likely to help ditch cigarettes than will power alone
There are many approaches you can take to stop smoking, from nicotine replacement therapy to behavioral support to good ol' quitting cold turkey. None of these are easy, but it turns out that using a mobile smoking cessation app can greatly increase your chances of breaking the habit.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and MindTags: Apps, Smoking, quit-smoking, Assistive Technologies, Health
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