Smoking cessation app that is based on a clinical trial game that helped users quit smoking.
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Smoking cessation apps with custom interventions have higher user ratings and downloads
Study shows how smoking cessation apps are missing opportunities to innovate.
Smoking cessation app received $250k grant to create an evidence based app
In a pilot study, Seattle-based 2Morrow Inc’s SmartQuit app demonstrated efficacy in a help people quit smoking. Often, the biggest challenge in getting someone to quit is not the chemical addiction – its the behavioral addiction. For that reason, smoking cessation may be an area where mobile technology is uniquely positioned to make a significant impact. With preliminary data in hand, 2Morrow Inc has received a $250,000 grant from the Washington Life Sciences Discovery Fund. Additionally, they have reached an exclusive licensing agreement with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
Recent studies of smoking cessation apps show health apps are falling short of their promise
While a recent Cochrane review suggests that mobile health tools can significantly improve smoking cessation rates, a study evaluating currently available apps for smoking cessation suggests theres a long way to go to get there.
ACC launches texting program to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) recently launched CardioSmartTXT™, a free texting program to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease. CardioSmartTXT will provide support, information, advice and tips on heart disease prevention as well as disease-specific states.
Mobile phone smoking cessation interventions recommended by US Government Task Force
The Community Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, non-federal, uncompensated body of public health and prevention experts which recently recommended mobile phone based tobacco cessation interventions
Should doctors recommend smoking cessation programs that use texting?
The National Cancer Institute recently introduced a new smoking cessation support program called Smokefree TXT, geared toward teenagers.