"Smartphone apps - particularly those based on psychological theories - are three times as effective as no or minimal support at helping people who smoke stub out their tobacco use long term, according to a pooled data analysis. The findings published in the BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine suggested that if high-quality clinical trials can confirm lasting benefits and key features, these apps could become a cornerstone of global tobacco control efforts, the researchers said."
"Smartphone apps - particularly those based on psychological theories - are three times as effective as no or minimal support at helping people who smoke stub out their tobacco use long term, according to a pooled data analysis."
Psychology-based smartphone apps are three times as effective as no or minimal support for achieving long-term smoking cessation, based on pooled data analysis. High-quality clinical trials are needed to confirm whether benefits persist and to identify which app features drive success. If trials validate lasting benefits and key components, validated apps could be scaled and integrated into tobacco control strategies worldwide to expand access to effective cessation support. Prioritizing rigorous evaluation, feature analysis, and implementation planning can enable these digital interventions to become central tools in global tobacco control and public-health cessation programs.
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