ArticleJMIR human factors2017
Mobile Phone Apps for Smoking Cessation: Quality and Usability Among Smokers With Psychosis.
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- Pooled it
- Effectiveness and Experience of Implementing Digital Interventions to Promote Smoking Cessation Among Adults With Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Pooled it
- Does socioeconomic position moderate the associations between the content and delivery features of digital behaviour change interventions for smoking cessation and intervention effectiveness? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- The App Behavior Change Scale: Creation of a Scale to Assess the Potential of Apps to Promote Behavior Change.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- Impact of Ecological Momentary Assessment Participation on Short-Term Smoking Cessation: quitSTART Ecological Momentary Assessment Incentivization Randomized Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Smoking Cessation App Designed for Individuals With Co-Occurring Tobacco Use Disorder and Serious Mental Illness.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Trial
- A tale of two apps: preliminary usability testing of smoking cessation mobile applications among individuals with low socioeconomic status who smoke cigarettes.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Article
- Exploring Mental Health Content Moderation and Well-Being Tools on Social Media Platforms: Walkthrough Analysis.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Prescription Digital Therapeutics: An Emerging Treatment Option for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia.Biological psychiatry · 2024Review
- Communicating about online health information with patients: Exploring determinants among telemental health providers.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Acceptability of reducing sedentariness using a mobile-phone application based on 'if then' plans for people with psychosis: A focus-group study conducted in North West England, UK.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2022Article
- Usability and Acceptability of Two Smartphone Apps for Smoking Cessation Among Young Adults With Serious Mental Illness: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- Acceptability and Usability of Mobile Apps for Smoking Cessation Among Young Adults With Psychotic Disorders and Other Serious Mental Illness.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Vaping-Related Mobile Apps Available in the Google Play Store After the Apple Ban: Content Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Review
- Perceptions of Mobile Apps for Smoking Cessation Among Young People in Community Mental Health Care: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- Treatment Outcomes of a Multi-Component Mobile Health Smoking Cessation Pilot Intervention for People with Schizophrenia.Journal of dual diagnosis · 2020Article
- Brief, Web-Based Interventions to Motivate Smokers With Schizophrenia: Randomized Trial.JMIR mental health · 2020Article
- Smartphones in mental health: a critical review of background issues, current status and future concerns.International journal of bipolar disorders · 2020Review
- Tailoring of a Smartphone Smoking Cessation App (Kick.it) for Serious Mental Illness Populations: Qualitative Study.JMIR human factors · 2019Article
- Computer-Assisted Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and Mobile Apps for Depression and Anxiety.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundSmoking is one of the top preventable causes of mortality in people with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. Cessation treatment improves abstinence outcomes, but access is a barrier. Mobile phone apps are one way to increase access to cessation treatment; however, whether they are usable by people with psychotic disorders, who often have special learning needs, is not known.
objectiveResearchers reviewed 100 randomly selected apps for smoking cessation to rate them based on US guidelines for nicotine addiction treatment and to categorize them based on app functions. We aimed to test the usability and usefulness of the top-rated apps in 21 smokers with psychotic disorders.
methodsWe identified 766 smoking cessation apps and randomly selected 100 for review. Two independent reviewers rated each app with the Adherence Index to US Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. Then, smokers with psychotic disorders evaluated the top 9 apps within a usability testing protocol. We analyzed quantitative results using descriptive statistics and t tests. Qualitative data were open-coded and analyzed for themes.
resultsRegarding adherence to practice guidelines, most of the randomly sampled smoking cessation apps scored poorly-66% rated lower than 10 out of 100 on the Adherence Index (Mean 11.47, SD 11.8). Regarding usability, three common usability problems emerged: text-dense content, abstract symbols on the homepage, and subtle directions to edit features.
conclusionsIn order for apps to be effective and usable for this population, developers should utilize a balance of text and simple design that facilitate ease of navigation and content comprehension that will help people learn quit smoking skills.
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