THE INTENTION TO QUIT SMOKING AND IMPORTANCE EVALUATION ON SMOKING CESSATION APP FEATURES
Author(s)
Xu J, Cheng F
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
OBJECTIVES: Given that million Chinese own smartphones, smartphone applications (apps) for smoking cessation are increasingly used in China to help smokers quitthe intention to quit smoking among Chinese smokers with smartphones and their evaluation on the importance of smoking cessation APP features. METHODS: Questionnaire survey was used to collect data among smokers own smartphones during 1 May 2016 and 31August 2016. Cumulative-odds logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of intention to quit smoking. Descriptive analysis was employed to analyze demographic characteristics of smokers with smartphones and their evaluation on the importance of smoking cessation App features. RESULTS: The score of intention to quit smoking among 74% of smokers was≥ However, features including “clinical expert support”, “will change with the follow-up needs” and “interests of smokers and allow share the process of smoking cessation with family members and friends” have higher importance score (2.78,2.73 and 2.82 respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The Intention to quit smoking is lower among smokers with smartphones in China. Moreover, the utilization rate of smoking cessation App is low considering the significant smoking population with smartphones. Therefore, the improvement and promotion of effectively mobile smoking cessation technology based on importance evaluation from smokers is critical to reduce the smoking and increase health.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2017-05, ISPOR 2017, Boston, MA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 20, No. 5 (May 2017)
Code
PRS46
Topic
Health Technology Assessment
Topic Subcategory
Decision & Deliberative Processes
Disease
Multiple Diseases