A review of smartphone apps for smoking cessation available in Portuguese
Smartphone apps are being developed as a complement to smoking cessation treatment. The current study aimed to analyze the content of available apps in Portuguese in two operational systems, Android and iOS. Fifty-one apps were found in iTunes and 600 in Google Play. Content evaluation included apps...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) |
| Repositorio: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
| Idioma: | inglés portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.teste-cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br:article/6369 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/6369 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Smoking Smoking Cessation Smartphone Mobile Applications Tabagismo Abandono do Hábito de Fumar Aplicativos Móveis |
| Sumario: | Smartphone apps are being developed as a complement to smoking cessation treatment. The current study aimed to analyze the content of available apps in Portuguese in two operational systems, Android and iOS. Fifty-one apps were found in iTunes and 600 in Google Play. Content evaluation included apps that focused on smoking cessation, with a total of 12 apps in iOS and 3 in Android. Each app was categorized according to its approach to smoking cessation and scored according to level of adherence to the Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence smoking cessation treatment guideline. Nine apps were classified as calendars, 8 as information tools, 6 as calculators, 3 as cigarette trackers, and 1 as hypnosis. The apps showed low level of adherence to the guideline, with a mean score of 12.8. We recommend that the available apps be revised and that future apps be developed using evidence-based practices for smoking cessation. |
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