SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Smoking Cessation Apps: A Systematic Review of Format, Outcomes, and Features.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mobile Phone-Based Interventions for Smoking Cessation Among Young People: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of eHealth Smoking Cessation Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Glitches to growth: Lessons learned from developing and testing an augmented reality smartphone app for substance use treatment.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2026Trial
- Smoking cessation supported by a smartphone app: A qualitative process evaluation of the Quit Sense feasibility RCT.British journal of health psychology · 2025Trial
- Impact of Ecological Momentary Assessment Participation on Short-Term Smoking Cessation: quitSTART Ecological Momentary Assessment Incentivization Randomized Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- The Efficacy of the SinHumo App Combined With a Psychological Treatment to Quit Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of Text Messaging in Encouraging Smoking Cessation among Non-Communicable Disease Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Trial
- Comparing the Effectiveness of the Blended Delivery Mode With the Face-to-Face Delivery Mode of Smoking Cessation Treatment: Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Smartphone Application for Smoking Cessation (Quit with US): A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adult Light Smokers in Thailand.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Mobile App-Based Smoking Cessation in Hispanic or Latino Adults: Culturally Tailored Spanish-Language Formative App Development Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Features of Mobile Health Apps for Tobacco Cessation That Appeal to Black Adults Who Use Tobacco Products: Focus Group Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Vitamin E intake and all-cause mortality: associations modified by smoking cessation duration in a US national cohort.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2026Article
- Adherence to mHealth quit smoking application 'stopcoach' on top of evidence based smoking cessation counselling: association with participant characteristics and long-term abstinence.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and Adherence of Standalone Digital Tobacco Cessation Modalities: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A proof-of-concept trial of a smoking cessation and anxiety sensitivity reduction smartphone application for Black adults.Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2025Article
- Effect and acceptability of an mHealth smoking cessation intervention 'Stopcoach' combined with smoking cessation counseling for people from multiple levels of socioeconomic position: a multi-methods study.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and Adherence of Pharmacological vs. Non-Pharmacological Technology-Supported Smoking Cessation Interventions: An Umbrella Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Application of Behavior Change Techniques and Rated Quality of Smoking Cessation Apps in China: Content Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Adapting a Mobile Health App for Smoking Cessation in Black Adults With Anxiety Through an Analysis of the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program Proof-of-Concept Trial: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- A feature-based qualitative assessment of smoking cessation mobile applications.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Smoking cessation interventions are effective, but they are not easily accessible for all treatment-seeking smokers. Mobile health (mHealth) apps have been used in recent years to overcome some of these limitations. Smoking cessation apps can be used in combination with a face-to-face intervention (FFSC-Apps), or alone as general apps (GSC-Apps). The aims of this review were (1) to examine the effects of FFSC-Apps and GSC-Apps on abstinence, tobacco use, and relapse rates; and (2) to describe their features. A systematic review was conducted following the internationally Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Of the total 6016 studies screened, 24 were included, of which nine used GSC-Apps and 15 FFSC-Apps. Eight studies reported significant differences between conditions in smoking cessation outcomes, with three of them being in favor of the use of apps, and two between different point-assessments. Concerning Apps features, most GSC-Apps included self-tracking and setting a quit plan, whereas most of the FFSC-Apps included self-tracking and carbon monoxide (CO) measures. Smartphone apps for smoking cessation could be promising tools. However, more research with an adequate methodological quality is needed to determine its effect. Nevertheless, smartphone apps' high availability and attractiveness represent a great opportunity to reach large populations.
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