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Karen Hicks
Karen Hicks
New Zealand
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SmokeFreeNZ: Designing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Mobile Application in Reducing Cigarette Consumption
Author(s): Lian Wu, Daniel Stamp, Erin Hanlon, Jacqueline Hampton, Jayne Mercier, Karen Hicks, Nilufar Baghaei, John Casey and Bin SuLian Wu, Daniel Stamp, Erin Hanlon, Jacqueline Hampton, Jayne Mercier, Karen Hicks, Nilufar Baghaei, John Casey and Bin Su
Background: Smoking is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in New Zealand and the greatest burden of disease in the health of New Zealanders. A novel mobile application, SmokeFreeNZ, was developed for android phone systems. Objective: To investigate the efficacy of the SmokeFreeNZ app on prevalence of abstinence, self-reported number of cravings per day and smoking knowledge index measures. Methods: Forty Unitec smokers (30 android users and 10 controls) were recruited. Smokers’ demographics and their smoking information were investigated at baseline. The efficacy of the mobile app was evaluated by measuring prevalence of abstinence, self-reported number of cravings per day and smoking knowledge index measures. Results: After the mobile app use, mean Smoking Knowledge Index Measures increased from 62 (± 9)% to 96 (± 3)% (p<0.001.. View More»