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@article{Rajani:2021:10.2196/25030,
author = {Rajani, N and Mastellos, N and Filippidis, F},
doi = {10.2196/25030},
journal = {JMIR mHealth and uHealth},
title = {Self-efficacy and motivation to quit of smokers seeking to quit: quantitative assessment of smoking cessation mobile apps},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/25030},
volume = {9},
year = {2021}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Background: Decreasing trends in the number of individuals accessing face-to-face support are leaving a significant gap in the treatment options for smokers seeking to quit. Face-to-face behavioral support and other interventions attempt to target psychological factors such as the self-efficacy and motivation to quit of smokers, as these factors are associated with an increased likelihood of making quit attempts and successfully quitting. Although digital interventions, such as smoking cessation mobile apps, could provide a promising avenue to bridge the growing treatment gap, little is known about their impact on psychological factors that are vital for smoking cessation.Objective: This study aims to better understand the possible impact of smoking cessation mobile apps on important factors for successful cessation, such as self-efficacy and motivation to quit. Our aim is to assess the self-efficacy and motivation to quit levels of smokers before and after the use of smoking cessation mobile apps.Methods: Smokers seeking to quit were recruited to participate in a 4-week app-based study. After screening, eligible participants were asked to use a mobile app (Kwit or Quit Genius). The smoking self-efficacy questionnaire and the motivation to stop smoking scale were used to measure the self-efficacy and motivation to quit, respectively. Both were assessed at baseline (before app use), midstudy (2 weeks after app use), and end-study (4 weeks after app use). Paired sample two-tailed t tests were used to investigate whether differences in self-efficacy and motivation between study time points were statistically significant. Linear regression models investigated associations between change in self-efficacy and change in motivation to quit before and after app use with age, gender, and nicotine dependence.Results: A total of 116 participants completed the study, with the majority being male (71/116, 61.2%), employed (76/116, 65.6%), single (77/116, 66.4%), and highly educat
AU  - Rajani,N
AU  - Mastellos,N
AU  - Filippidis,F
DO  - 10.2196/25030
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 2291-5222
TI  - Self-efficacy and motivation to quit of smokers seeking to quit: quantitative assessment of smoking cessation mobile apps
T2  - JMIR mHealth and uHealth
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/25030
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/89295
VL  - 9
ER  -

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