School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences, Western Sydney University, Penrith 2751, Australia.
Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne 3130, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 23;19(1):135. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010135.
Mobile apps have become increasingly prevalent in modern society, and persuasive technology has a broader market than ever. Mobile-based alcohol cessation apps can promote positive behaviour change in users and improve the overall health of our society. This research aimed to understand the various features users respond to and make design recommendations for alcohol cessation apps. This paper reports on three sources of feedback (user ratings, user reviews, MARS App Quality score) provided on 20 alcohol cessation apps in the Google Play Store. Our findings suggest that self-control type apps received much greater positive user reviews than motivational apps. In addition, this trend was not observed through numeric user ratings. We also speculate on design recommendations for apps that are meant to inhibit alcohol intake.
移动应用在现代社会中越来越普及，而劝导技术的市场也比以往任何时候都更加广阔。基于移动设备的戒酒应用程序可以促进用户的积极行为改变，提高我们社会的整体健康水平。本研究旨在了解用户对各种功能的反应，并为戒酒应用程序提出设计建议。本文报告了在 Google Play 商店中的 20 款戒酒应用程序中提供的三种反馈来源（用户评分、用户评论、MARS 应用程序质量评分）。我们的研究结果表明，自我控制类应用程序获得的用户好评远多于激励类应用程序。此外，这种趋势在数字用户评分中并没有观察到。我们还推测了旨在抑制饮酒的应用程序的设计建议。
