Title |
Revisão dos aplicativos de smartphones para cessação do tabagismo disponíveis em língua portuguesa
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Published in |
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, March 2017
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DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00178215 |
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Authors |
Taynara Dutra Batista Formagini, Rafaela Russi Ervilha, Nathália Munck Machado, Bárbara Any Bianchi Bottaro de Andrade, Henrique Pinto Gomide, Telmo Mota Ronzani |
Abstract |
Smartphone apps are being developed as a complement to smoking cessation treatment. The current study aimed to analyze the content of available apps in Portuguese in two operational systems, Android and iOS. Fifty-one apps were found in iTunes and 600 in Google Play. Content evaluation included apps that focused on smoking cessation, with a total of 12 apps in iOS and 3 in Android. Each app was categorized according to its approach to smoking cessation and scored according to level of adherence to the Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence smoking cessation treatment guideline. Nine apps were classified as calendars, 8 as information tools, 6 as calculators, 3 as cigarette trackers, and 1 as hypnosis. The apps showed low level of adherence to the guideline, with a mean score of 12.8. We recommend that the available apps be revised and that future apps be developed using evidence-based practices for smoking cessation. |
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Student > Master | 11 | 17% |
Lecturer | 4 | 6% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
Professor | 4 | 6% |
Other | 13 | 20% |
Unknown | 17 | 26% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 27% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 17% |
Psychology | 8 | 12% |
Computer Science | 3 | 5% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
Other | 5 | 8% |
Unknown | 19 | 29% |