School of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, UK; Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research & Policy, The University of Edinburgh, UK.
School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, UK.
Int J Med Inform. 2023 Jul;175:105069. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105069. Epub 2023 Apr 15.
To explore how smokers view common functions and characteristics of smoking cessation apps.
Systematic review.
CINAHL PLUS, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, and Google Scholar.
Seven digital databases were searched separately using relevant search terms. Search results were uploaded to Covidence. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were identified with the expert team in advance. Titles, abstracts, and full texts were screened by two reviewers independently. Any disagreements were discussed in research meetings. Pertinent data were extracted and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Findings were presented in a narrative approach.
28 studies were included in this review. The overarching themes were app functionality and app characteristics. Under app "functionality", six subthemes emerged: 1) education; 2) tracking; 3) social support; 4) compensation; 5) distraction, and 6) reminding. Under "app characteristics", five subthemes emerged: 1) simplification, 2) personalisation, 3) diverse content forms, 4) interactivity, and 5) privacy and security.
Understanding user needs and expectations is crucial for developing a programme theory for smoking cessation app interventions. Relevant needs identified in this review should be linked to broader theories of smoking cessation and app-based intervention.
探讨吸烟者如何看待戒烟应用程序的常见功能和特点。
系统评价。
CINAHL PLUS、MEDLINE、PsycINFO、EMBASE、IEEE Xplore、ACM 数字图书馆和 Google Scholar。
分别使用相关检索词在七个数字数据库中进行检索。搜索结果上传至 Covidence。纳入和排除标准由专家团队预先确定。由两名评审员独立筛选标题、摘要和全文。任何分歧均在研究会议上进行讨论。使用定性内容分析提取和分析相关数据。结果以叙述方式呈现。
本综述纳入了 28 项研究。主要主题是应用程序功能和应用程序特征。在应用程序“功能”下，出现了六个子主题：1）教育；2）跟踪；3）社会支持；4）补偿；5）分心；6）提醒。在“应用程序特征”下，出现了五个子主题：1）简化；2）个性化；3）多样化的内容形式；4）互动性；5）隐私和安全性。
了解用户需求和期望对于开发戒烟应用程序干预计划的理论框架至关重要。本综述中确定的相关需求应与更广泛的戒烟理论和基于应用程序的干预措施联系起来。
