SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2023
The Effectiveness of Smartphone App-Based Interventions for Assisting Smoking Cessation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Development of a Smoking Cessation Video Series
Smoking Cessation Programme in Telerehabilitation Assisted by Telemonitoring With Non-Invasive Wearable Devices for the Improvement of Oral Health, General Health and Quality of Life
Who cites it
46 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Use of Mobile Technologies for Smoking Cessation Among Smokers and Former Smokers: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Treatment of Nicotine Use in Adolescents Under 18 Years of Age: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025Guideline
- Assessing the Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions to Manage Multiple Lifestyle Risk Behaviors Among Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy-based smartphone app for smoking cessation in China: A randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Trial
- Effect of Lung Cancer Screening, Smoking Cessation, and Cessation Smartphone App to Health-Related Quality of Life Among Heavy Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Smoking Cessation in Low-Income Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 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
- Implementation of Community Health Worker Support for Tobacco Cessation: A Mixed-Methods Study.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of a WhatsApp-based program for nicotine and tobacco cessation among young people: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Article
- A brief digital screening tool to address parental and adolescent tobacco and electronic cigarette use in paediatric medical care in Canada: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Artificial intelligence for breast cancer prevention: the vision ahead.European radiology · 2026Review
- Technology Access, Pattern of Use, Interest in Digital Health, and Barriers to Tobacco Treatment Among HIV-Infected Smokers From Under-Resourced Communities: A Cross-Sectional Study.Tobacco use insights · 2026Article
- Personalizing ecological momentary intervention for substance use disorders through data-driven decision rules.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
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- Use of the ME-BYO Index, a Mobile Health App, During an Online Strength Training Program in Adults: Fidelity, Feasibility, and Acceptability Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Digital Smoking Cessation Preferences of Predominately Low-Income and Latino Residents of the San Joaquin Valley in California: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- WhatsApp-Based Coaching Program to Support Smoking and Vaping Cessation Among Young People: Pre-Post Study on Acceptance and Preliminary Efficacy.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Applying Human-Centered Design to Develop Smartphone-Based Intervention Messages to Help Young Adults Quit Using E-Cigarettes and Cigarettes: A Remote User Testing Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Policy-Driven Digital Health Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: A Systematic Review of Clinical and Environmental Outcomes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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4 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundSmoking is a leading cause of premature death globally. Quitting smoking reduces the risk of all-cause mortality by 11%-34%. Smartphone app-based smoking cessation (SASC) interventions have been developed and are widely used. However, the evidence for the effectiveness of smartphone-based interventions for smoking cessation is currently equivocal.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to synthesize the evidence for the effectiveness of smartphone app-based interventions for smoking cessation.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of smartphone interventions for smoking cessation based on the Cochrane methodology. An electronic literature search was performed using the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang databases to identify published papers in English or Chinese (there was no time limit regarding the publication date). The outcome was the smoking abstinence rate, which was either a 7-day point prevalence abstinence rate or a continuous abstinence rate.
resultsA total of 9 randomized controlled trials involving 12,967 adults were selected for the final analysis. The selected studies from 6 countries (the United States, Spain, France, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan) were included in the meta-analysis between 2018 and 2022. Pooled effect sizes (across all follow-up time points) revealed no difference between the smartphone app group and the comparators (standard care, SMS text messaging intervention, web-based intervention, smoking cessation counseling, or apps as placebos without real function; odds ratio [OR] 1.25, 95% CI 0.99-1.56, P=.06, I
conclusionsThis systematic review and meta-analysis did not support the effectiveness of delivering smartphone-based interventions alone to achieve higher smoking abstinence rates. However, the efficacy of smartphone-based interventions increased when combined with pharmacotherapy-based smoking cessation approaches.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42021267615; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=267615.
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