The Effect of a Mobile Phone Application on Smoking Cessation
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| Title: | The Effect of a Mobile Phone Application on Smoking Cessation |
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| Authors: | Selçuk MISTIK, Cemalinur UZUN, İnci GÜLMEZ |
| Source: | Volume: 14, Issue: 2 290-297 Konuralp Medical Journal Konuralp Tıp Dergisi |
| Publisher Information: | Konuralp Medical Journal, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Subject Terms: | 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Health Care Administration, Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi, Smoking cessation, motivational interview, phone application, 0101 mathematics, 01 natural sciences, Sigara bırakma, Motivasyonel görüşme, Telefon uygulaması, 3. Good health |
| Description: | Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether these applications are effective in quitting smoking by using one of the smartphone applications in addition to motivational interviewing in patients who applied for giving up smoking. Materials and methods: A randomized controlled intervention study was between January and July 2020. Adults aged 18-65 years who smoke at least one cigarette a day were included in the study. In the prospective study, the patients were followed for 6 months and a total of ten interviews were made. A phone application was installed on the intervention group. Afterwards, the smoking status of the patients was evaluated by telephone or face-to-face. Results: Sixty-three smokers participated in the study. Fifty patients completed the study, 25 controls and 25 interventions. Long-term smoking cessation findings at the first, third and sixth months were evaluated for both groups. Success rate in the first month was 64% for intervention group and 32% in the control group; for the third month it was 56% in the intervention group and 32% in the control group for the sixth month it was 44% in the intervention group and 24% in the control group. Conclusion: The smartphone mobile-application showed a positive effect in promoting the increase in the smoking quitting rate. The intervention was found to be effective in 30-day smoking cessation success. Despite higher smoking quitting rates at 3 and 6 months, the application was not effective. |
| Document Type: | Article Conference object |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| ISSN: | 1309-3878 |
| DOI: | 10.18521/ktd.1064357 |
| Access URL: | https://avesis.erciyes.edu.tr/publication/details/4981601e-eca7-4852-aba4-1c72408d4d37/oai https://avesis.erciyes.edu.tr/publication/details/a5502c60-aba9-46c5-8e4a-62bad26ec17d/oai https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ktd/issue/70504/1064357 |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....f7ae25a4cef7d3f94ca83413ce132aec |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether these applications are effective in quitting smoking by using one of the smartphone applications in addition to motivational interviewing in patients who applied for giving up smoking. Materials and methods: A randomized controlled intervention study was between January and July 2020. Adults aged 18-65 years who smoke at least one cigarette a day were included in the study. In the prospective study, the patients were followed for 6 months and a total of ten interviews were made. A phone application was installed on the intervention group. Afterwards, the smoking status of the patients was evaluated by telephone or face-to-face. Results: Sixty-three smokers participated in the study. Fifty patients completed the study, 25 controls and 25 interventions. Long-term smoking cessation findings at the first, third and sixth months were evaluated for both groups. Success rate in the first month was 64% for intervention group and 32% in the control group; for the third month it was 56% in the intervention group and 32% in the control group for the sixth month it was 44% in the intervention group and 24% in the control group. Conclusion: The smartphone mobile-application showed a positive effect in promoting the increase in the smoking quitting rate. The intervention was found to be effective in 30-day smoking cessation success. Despite higher smoking quitting rates at 3 and 6 months, the application was not effective. |
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| ISSN: | 13093878 |
| DOI: | 10.18521/ktd.1064357 |