ArticleInternet interventions2016
Development and usability testing of a web-based smoking cessation treatment for smokers with schizophrenia.
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- 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
- Barriers and Facilitators of User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Interventions for People With Psychosis or Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Best-Fit Framework Synthesis.JMIR mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Digital health behaviour change interventions in severe mental illness: a systematic review.Psychological medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Persuasive technologies design for mental and behavioral health platforms: A scoping literature review.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Exploring the usability of an internet-based intervention and its providing eHealth platform in an eye-tracking study.Journal of ambient intelligence and humanized computing · 2023Article
- Smoking Cessation Apps for People with Schizophrenia: How Feasible Are m-Health Approaches?Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Brief, Web-Based Interventions to Motivate Smokers With Schizophrenia: Randomized Trial.JMIR mental health · 2020Article
- Pilot study of a mobile smoking cessation intervention for low-income smokers with serious mental illness.Journal of smoking cessation · 2019Article
- Use of Smartphones, Computers and Social Media Among People with SMI: Opportunity for Intervention.Community mental health journal · 2019Article
- The technology specialist: a 21st century support role in clinical care.NPJ digital medicine · 2019Article
- Feasibility of a support person intervention to promote smoking cessation treatment use among smokers with mental illness.Translational behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Applicability of Web-Based Interventions for Individuals with Depression and Quality of Life Impairment.Psychiatry investigation · 2018Article
- Augmenting mHealth with human support: Notes from community care of people with serious mental illnesses.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionOver half of people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders smoke tobacco. Web-based approaches to cessation have been effective for the general population, but are not usable by many with schizophrenia disorders due to cognitive impairments and low computer experience. We developed a prototype smoking cessation treatment website for this group of smokers with features to reduce cognitive load. Here we report results from initial office-based usability testing and home-based field testing.
methodFive people were observed using the prototype website in the office with think-aloud cognitive interviewing. The website was modified based on these data. Six people then used the website on a home laptop after a single training session, with further coaching if needed.
resultsOffice-based testing showed that the website was usable, but required minor modifications. Further editing provided labels that were more explicit and concrete, limited the conceptual content on each page, and modified features of the support group forum. Home-based field-testing identified further functionality issues that were rapidly modified. Over half of users needed more than a single session of training to use the computer and website. Eighty three then used it independently and were very satisfied with the web-based program. Among the five smokers who field tested the prototype, 60% cut down and 20% had quit smoking after three weeks of home use.
conclusionThe prototype website was usable and satisfactory. With training and support, home use of this cessation website appears to be feasible and promising for cessation among smokers with schizophrenia. Further research is needed to evaluate web-based cessation treatment in people with psychotic disorders.
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