ArticleJMIR research protocols2013
Development and Alpha Testing of QuitIT: An Interactive Video Game to Enhance Skills for Coping With Smoking Urges.
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- Evaluating the Impact of a Game (Inner Dragon) on User Engagement Within a Leading Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- The QuitIT Coping Skills Game for Promoting Tobacco Cessation Among Smokers Diagnosed With Cancer: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Trial
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- Co-design of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Remediation Program for Depression (bWell-D) With Patient End Users and Clinicians: Qualitative Interview Study Among Patients and Clinicians.JMIR serious games · 2023Article
- Identifying Video Game Preferences Among Adults Interested in Quitting Smoking Cigarettes: Survey Study.JMIR serious games · 2022Article
- Effects of a Mobile App Called Quittr, Which Utilizes Premium Currency and Games Features, on Improving Engagement With Smoking Cessation Intervention: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR serious games · 2020Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of using an IVRS to assess decision making about sun protection.Psycho-oncology · 2020Article
- A Mobile Game to Support Smoking Cessation: Prototype Assessment.JMIR serious games · 2018Article
- Innovative approaches to support smoking cessation for individuals with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.Expert review of respiratory medicine · 2017Review
- Quittr: The Design of a Video Game to Support Smoking Cessation.JMIR serious games · 2016Article
- Effects of Playing a Serious Computer Game on Body Mass Index and Nutrition Knowledge in Women.JMIR serious games · 2016Article
- Crave-Out: A Distraction/Motivation Mobile Game to Assist in Smoking Cessation.JMIR serious games · 2016Article
- Update on Smoking Cessation: E-Cigarettes, Emerging Tobacco Products Trends, and New Technology-Based Interventions.Current psychiatry reports · 2016Review
- Prevalence and Frequency of mHealth and eHealth Use Among US and UK Smokers and Differences by Motivation to Quit.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Article
- Development of a Coding Instrument to Assess the Quality and Content of Anti-Tobacco Video Games.Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 2015Article
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backgroundDespite many efforts at developing relapse prevention interventions, most smokers relapse to tobacco use within a few months after quitting. Interactive games offer a novel strategy for helping people develop the skills required for successful tobacco cessation.
objectiveThe objective of our study was to develop a video game that enables smokers to practice strategies for coping with smoking urges and maintaining smoking abstinence. Our team of game designers and clinical psychologists are creating a video game that integrates the principles of smoking behavior change and relapse prevention. We have reported the results of expert and end-user feedback on an alpha version of the game.
methodsThe alpha version of the game consisted of a smoking cue scenario often encountered by smokers. We recruited 5 experts in tobacco cessation research and 20 current and former smokers, who each played through the scenario. Mixed methods were used to gather feedback on the relevance of cessation content and usability of the game modality.
resultsEnd-users rated the interface from 3.0 to 4.6/5 in terms of ease of use and from 2.9 to 4.1/5 in terms of helpfulness of cessation content. Qualitative themes showed several user suggestions for improving the user interface, pacing, and diversity of the game characters. In addition, the users confirmed a high degree of game immersion, identification with the characters and situations, and appreciation for the multiple opportunities to practice coping strategies.
conclusionsThis study highlights the procedures for translating behavioral principles into a game dynamic and shows that our prototype has a strong potential for engaging smokers. A video game modality exemplifies problem-based learning strategies for tobacco cessation and is an innovative step in behavioral management of tobacco use.
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